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Over the past three years, goods turnover between Russia and Iran has reached four billion dollars, and experts estimate the potential for cooperation at 10 billion dollars. For Russian companies that strive to expand the geography of their exports, Iran is becoming one of the most appealing markets.
HSE University–St Petersburg held a round table featuring leading Russian and Iranian experts, as well as representatives of the REC Export School and the Institute of Continuing Professional Education at HSE University–St Petersburg. The event brought together business representatives interested in entering the Iranian market and establishing business relations.
‘For eleven Eastern Perspective years HSE University
–St Petersburg has had an active institute of business education. In recent years, more than 20,000 entrepreneurs and leaders have graduated from it. Today, the namibia phone number library institute has taken the liberty to develop the Iranian direction as we strive to adapt our educational portfolio quickly to business demands. That is why in May we are launching a programme which will be a practical guide on entering the Iranian market,’ highlighted now that you’re clear on what the goal and Ksenia Karadja, Deputy Director of the Institute of Continuing Professional Education at HSE University–St Petersburg.
The main catalyst for the development
of bilateral economic relations was the agreement on the free trade zone between the EAEU and Iran, which will come into effect in May 2025. It will help to reduce average duties on czechia businesses directory Russian goods up to a record 4.5%. Moreover, the transportation corridor to the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean is actively developing—recently, the countries launched a railway service between Moscow and the Iranian city of Astara.
‘For Russian companies, significant opportunities are emerging both for goods export and direct investments, for instance, in one of six free-trade zones in Iran. I hope that our mutual trade will develop beyond the base material sector,’ said Evgeniy Dorofeev, head of the EFC consulting agency and expert of the REC Export School.