Prior to September 11, most of Muslim magnates and those from the Third World were investing in developed countries, but they switched to other countries after the incident.

Thereafter, most countries among them Iran have faced foreign capital inrush.

According to him, the foreign capital Iran attracted in the previous Iranian calendar year 1385 (ended on March 20, 2007) was more than the figure in its preceding year.

He affirmed that available statistics on ways to use foreign capitals and direct overseas investment reveal the foreigners’ willingness to invest in Iran.

The minister put sum of the direct overseas investment in Iran at some one billion dollars prone to more growth.

PIN/MNA