Iran's $ 160 million seven-month exports to Africa
Director General of the Arab and African Office of the Trade Development Organization of Iran: Carrying out pure exchanges between Iran and African countries, as well as cooperation in the form of extraterritorial cultivation and export of technical and engineering services are other areas of cooperation between Iran and the African continent.
According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, Farzad Pilten, analyzing Iran's foreign trade with Africa in the first 7 months of this year, said: According to statistics released by the Customs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, exports of Iranian products to Africa in the first 7 months of this year 951,549 tons, equivalent to $ 160 million, which shows that despite severe and unilateral US sanctions, as well as the spread of the Corona virus, trade between Iran and African countries, despite a decrease compared to the same period last year, has been able to survive. Do not move.
He reminded: during the same period last year, Iran's exports to the above countries were about 1 million and 538 thousand tons, equivalent to 366 million dollars.
"Ghana with $ 52 million, Cameroon with $ 21 million, South Africa with $ 17 million, Somalia with $ 11 million, Angola with about $ 8 million, Mozambique with $ 3.8 million, Tanzania with $ 3.8 million," Pilten said. $ 3.5 million, Kenya with 3.2, Ivory Coast with $ 2.2 million and Algeria with 1.9 were in the first to tenth ranks of Iran's exports to Africa, respectively.
He added: "Also, according to published statistics, the amount of imports from African countries has been about 8,299 tons and equal to 20 million dollars."
The Director General of the Arab and African Office of the Trade Development Organization stated: "A study of these statistics shows that the main importing parties of Iran in Africa were Zimbabwe with $ 5.7 million, Ghana with $ 5.5 million and South Africa with $ 3 million, respectively."
He added; Major goods exported from our country to Africa also include buttermilk, milk, cream and dairy products, dates, food and food pastes, gypsum and cement, carbon, all kinds of metal sheets and sheets, construction equipment, glass, all kinds of iron rods, aluminum, all kinds of acids. Pistachios are a variety of flowers for perfumery, licorice juice and extract, medical equipment and oily seeds and fruits.
Regarding goods imported from Africa, Pilten said: "Also, Iranian goods imported from Africa include seeds, fats and vegetable oils, chlorine and detergent, spare parts for industrial vehicles, collage pads, packaging containers, medical equipment, sesame seeds, tobacco and tobacco." , Has been a variety of industrial sheets and rolls.
He noted that in addition to unilateral sanctions and the spread of the Corona virus, the unknown African markets, as well as the high cost of marketing and direct market presence, the lack of long-term public and private sector attitudes about the African market and some African problems such as economic instability. And political, as well as the lack of adequate financial capacity are among the reasons for the low level of trade relations between Iran and the African continent.
Pilten stated: "Iran's Trade Development Organization is trying to use the capacities of Iranian embassies in African countries, while introducing the country's export capabilities to African business communities and informing export opportunities and fields to African countries, as well as encouraging trade delegations and exhibition partnerships." Also, pursue the formation of joint trade councils to establish direct relations between the private sector in Iran and these countries.
He added: "Also pursuing the establishment of trade infrastructure with African countries, especially the establishment of regular shipping lines and also supporting the establishment of commercial centers by the private sector is another program of the Trade Development Organization of Iran in this field."
The Director General of the Arab and African Office of the Trade Development Organization of Iran also said about cleanliness with African countries: "Cleaning exchanges between Iran and African countries, as well as cooperation in the form of extraterritorial cultivation and export of technical and engineering services are other areas of cooperation between Iran and Africa."
* ILNA
