Manufacturers flee from exports
Member of the Board of Representatives of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce: With increasing pressure on private sector exporters, a number of producers in recent months have granted export grants to its rivals.
According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, Hamidreza Salehi stated: Today, the situation in the country is very difficult and complicated. On the one hand, the government needs foreign exchange for economic management, and on the other hand, the private sector is facing serious problems and concerns for exporting and returning foreign exchange. The only way to overcome this situation is for the two sides to understand each other's situation and make decisions according to the situation. Putting all the pressure on the private sector will definitely not work.
"It should not be inferred that exporters have the opportunity to return the currency but do not do so at their own discretion," he said. Came into being. In such a situation, the International Bank does not work with us. The official exchange offices have not continued their work with us due to the same restrictions.
The Deputy Chairman of the Energy Commission of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines continued: In such circumstances, what is expected from the private sector? Unfortunately, it seems that a number of the country's leaders have not yet accepted that we are under sanctions and that the situation is not the same as before. They are only looking to force the private sector to bring in currency. When these pressures increase, many exporters prefer to shut down.
Referring to blocked government money in foreign countries, Salehi said: "A large part of our economy is either government or private." This is also the case in exports, and many of the currencies that are returned belong to state-owned or private companies. When there is pressure on the private sector, one has to ask why state-owned companies have not been able to return their currency.
Emphasizing that the goal and plan of the private sector is to work with the government to overcome difficult economic conditions, he said: "The private sector must be trusted by the government." For example, when our government money is blocked in a country, the private sector can use its communications to convert that money into goods and import the raw materials needed to the country. We must trust each other and provide the necessary support for the country's economic goals. Otherwise, neither the return of the currency will be possible nor the private sector will remain on the scene with power.
According to the report, despite disagreements, the central bank announced the end of July as the time for the return of foreign currency from exports, and exporters who had not fulfilled their obligations were suspended from their cards. The Tehran Chamber of Commerce has asked the government to publish a list of people who have returned the currency, to determine how much of the currency has not been brought to the private sector and how much belongs to state-owned companies.
* ISNA
