Exporting technological products as well as technical and engineering services is one of the most important pillars of economic development. Considering the self sufficiency of Iran to develop and implement many projects and the capability of Iranian engineers, exporting technical and engineering services can act as a pillar for boosting production-based and oil-free economy, as it is practiced in many of the developed nations.
Seyed Mohammad Sadr Hasheminejad was born in ۱۹۵۰ in the city of Kerman. He was graduated in civil engineering from Technical Faculty of Tabriz University. He has experienced tough years to realize his goals and achieve his objectives. He refers to "perseverance" as the main factor for success in life. "I will not forget the days I worked in some companies as trainee until finally got employed. My first monthly salary was US$۴۲۰. I also remember the day I went to Zanjan and launched contracting job by construction of a bridge project jointly with a friend.
Pars Kayhan is among the Iranian companies which have carried out various projects both inside and outside the country successfully. The company has a number of projects in hand, as well. Particularly in Iraq, Pars Kayhan Company is implementing large and important projects.
Founded in April of ۱۹۷۶, «Bamrah» Construction Company is among the well-known establishments in Iran's construction industry. Thirty seven years on and Bamrah continues to be a dynamic and vibrant establishment that has constantly striven to stay ahead through a combination of quality, values, innovation and technology. All through these years, economic challenges have not hindered Bamrah from retaining its position as a prominent player in Iran's construction industry and yet striving toward excellence in management and execution of wide range of industrial and infrastructural projects; successfully delivering engineering, procurement, project management and technical support services to large scale complex construction developments.
Iranian contractors have tried to take more advantages of Iraq's economic and trade potentialities over the past years through having vaster and more comprehensive presence in this country. But, lack of standard international auditing companies in the borders of both countries has caused sometimes some problems for them. On the other side, direct transportation between the two countries has not been still materialized from the Iraqi side and has created some special barriers for its part.
• Mapna Group was established as a general contractor in August ۱۹۹۳ following implementation of Shahid Rajaee Power Plant Project and based on the enactment of Economy Council on March ۱۳, ۱۹۹۲.
• Current status of Mapna Group: First and largest general contractor in the Middle East and west Asia in the field of power plants/ first and largest manufacturer of main power plant equipments in Iran/ first and largest Iranian investor in the private sector's power plant plans in the country/ general contractor of upstream and midstream oil and gas projects/ locomotive manufacturer and contractor of implementing different railway projects in the countryIraqi Kurdistan's government and the Islamic Republic of Iran have had good political, cultural and social relations with each other since many years ago which have been strengthened after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein.
Iraqi Kurdistan is more secure than Iraq and many Iranian companies are active there. Iran has two consulates in Kurdistan (in Erbil and Sulaymaniyah) and is determined to make the bilateral ties more strong through removing the barriers. The following is an interview conducted with Nazim Omar Dabbagh, the representative of Iraqi Kurdistan in Tehran, in which he pointed to these problems and offers noticeable solution to remove them.Hamid Chavoshi was born in ۱۹۷۹. He was graduated in mechanical engineering from Sharif University of Technology. He enjoys ۱۲ years of management and trade experience inside and outside the country. He started his cooperation with Solico Group in a project in Iraq ۵ years ago. Solico Group, which consists of ۴۰ companies and ۱۲ factories, holds one of the most famous food brands in Iran, which is Kalleh. Chavoshi is the exports director of Kalleh Company at the present. In the following interview, he expounds upon the condition and problems of working in Iraq and the experiences of this large dairy products company.
Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce was established in ۲۰۰۳ after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. Increasing economic interactions and laying the ground for the economic ties between the two countries was its main objective. It is ranked the first among other Iran's joint chambers of commerce in terms of export volume and the second after China in terms of the amount of interactions.
According to Dr. Sanjabi Shirazi, the secretary general of Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce, increasing trade and economic ties is one of the ways to prevent from distance between the countries.
Iran's non-oil exports have increased in the administration of Hassan Rouhani, because the West has eased some part of the sanctions on the country. This shows improvement in the country's non-oil exports as well as global trade.
But, the sanctions on Iran's banking system have not been lifted yet and it makes receiving exports price difficult for the country. But, based on Iran and ۵+۱ group interim deal in Geneva on November ۲۴, it seems that the condition has improved to some extent for Iran's exports.
The secretary of Iran-Iraq Joint Economic Development Headquarters announced about participation of Iranian companies in building residential units in Iraq and stated that Iraqi government has planned for building ۲ million residential units in their country and building ۲۰۰,۰۰۰ units of them has been vested to the Iranian companies.
Rostam Qasemi said that Iraq's budget for ۲۰۱۴ is ۱۴۷ billion dollars and Iran should play fruitful role in that country to receive some proper part of it.Hassan Kazemi Qomi served during the administration of former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as Iran's first ambassador to Baghdad after the collapse of the Ba'ath regime in Iraq. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in strategic management. He has also served as the consul general of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Afghanistan's Herat City. Kazemi Qomi has led the Iranian delegation during two rounds of talks with the U. S. on Iraq. The talks carried out at the office of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.