Info:
Iran Foreign Investments Company(IFIC) is a state owned company established in Tehran in 1997. Governing bodies of company are: General Assembly, Board of Directors,CEO, Legal Inspector (Auditor);
The General Assembly is chaired by the Honourable Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance. IFIC, after incorporation, has taken over the assets and investments of the government overseas, and has since allocated the respective income from such investments to new investments in various sectors. Currently, IFIC’s assets are distributed across 18 countries covering all continents, and are diversified in such fields as capital market, industry, banks, financial and credit institutions and mining, to mention a few;
Iran Foreign Investment Company (IFIC) is an Iran-based entity that is wholly owned by the Government of Iran. The mission of IFIC is to manage and expand Iranian holdings abroad. It is involved in ventures in a number of foreign countries. IFIC is investment arm of the “Oil stabilization Fund. Iran Foreign Investment Company is used by the mullahs to invest money around the world and is investment arm of the “Oil stabilization Fund”;
IFIC with Bank Melli owns shares in Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector;
Iran Foreign Investment Company owns shares in Siemens, Adidas, BP, ThyssenKrupp and other Big brands, owns 10% of Sabafon Shares (Yemen Company), 12.49% of Taageer Finance Company, 40.15% of the Misr Iran Development Bank, 15% of Rossing Uranium Mine Shares, 50% of Pair Investment Company, Amin Reinsurance Company, Enterprise Vaccinopole, Housing Bank, IPM Industries, Metalurgica Campo Limpo, South Isfahan Power Plant and others;
The U.S. Department of the Treasury identified Iran Foreign Investment Company (IFIC) to be owned or controlled by the Government of Iran. U.S. persons and others are better able to identify Iranian Government entities and protect themselves against the risks posed by such entities. The Iranian Transactions Regulations prohibit transactions between U.S. persons and the Government of Iran. “As its isolation from the international financial and commercial systems increases, the Government of Iran will continue efforts to evade sanctions, including using government-owned entities around the world that are not easily identifiable as Iranian to facilitate transactions in support of their illicit activities,”;
Established:
1997
Also Known As:
IFIC
Involved In:
Nuclear Weapon Program
Missile Weapon Program
Country:
Iran
Address:
No. 4, Saba Blvd., Africa Blvd., Tehran 19177, Iran;
P.O. Box 19395-6947, Tehran, Iran;
Phone:
98(21)22027677
Website:
http://www.ific.org.ir
Email:
info@ific.org.ir
Reports/Articles:
Iran Foreign Investment Company (IFIC) and ASCOTEC – Report
Person of interests:
Ali Jannati – Chairman of the Board
Seyyed Shamseddin Khareghani – Member of the Board
Hassan Abghari – Managing Director
Mehdi Goudarzi – Member of the Board
Gholamreza Khalil Arjmandi – Member of the Board
Hemmat Jafari – Financial Controller and Chief Financial Officer
Reason for the color:
» Added to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on November 5, 2018 as entity owned or controlled by the Government of Iran;
» Added to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on August 3, 2010;
» Removed from the SDN list in January 2016 as part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action;
» IFIC is investment arm of the “Oil stabilization Fund”;
» German companies enable Iran’s nuclear program and infrastructure;
» IFIC Used by mullahs to invest money around the world;