Supporting the future of exports by investing in knowledge-based companies

According to the financial news report, quoted by Exim News, “Mohammed Jafarmezdeh”, the head of Iran’s Export Development Bank and his delegation visited the science and technology park of Yazd province and met and talked with the activists of the knowledge base and technology sector of this province.

Taking auspiciousness of the coincidence of this meeting with the Decade of Dignity, Mazdeh considered the presence of knowledge-based workers as a blessing for Yazd province and said: Export Development Bank of Iran, in particular, is ready to provide services and facilities to these companies.
He called the knowledge-based companies the export companies of tomorrow and added: to increase the export multiple times in the coming years, it is necessary to make a special investment in the field of knowledge-based companies today.
Mazdeh emphasized: Development is not only limited to supporting active production units, and sectors capable of growth and production, such as knowledge-based companies, should enter this path.
Declaring his satisfaction with the performance of the Yazd branch, the head of Iran’s Export Development Bank said: The pursuit of support for knowledge-based companies by the Yazd branch is commendable, and we hope that this valuable view will be extended to other branches.

30% share of knowledge-based companies from the facilities granted by the Yazd branch
“Majid Ghafouri Manesh”, head of the Yazd branch of Iran’s Export Development Bank, announced the 30% share of knowledge-based companies in the facilities granted by the Yazd branch.
He considered the role of Teshesh Saderat Bank in the path of support and development of knowledge-based companies as an “accelerator” and said: Yazd branch is one of the privileged branches of Teshesh Saderat Bank of Iran and despite the lack of resources, with a contribution of 300 billion tomans, It has more than 3 thousand billion tomans and has always used the resources of the center for the province.
Referring to the policies of Iran Export Development Bank to support knowledge-based companies, he added: Yazd branch has managed to attract 20% of all knowledge-based companies in this province and from the branch’s resources of 1100 billion tomans last year. They have attracted more than 300 billion Tomans, equivalent to 30% of the total facilities granted by the branch.
He added: “With the cooperation of the bank’s senior management, we are trying to increase the limit of 60 billion tomans for the commitment of the research and technology fund, although this limit has already been fully used.”
Ghafouri Manesh acknowledged that by increasing the ceiling of the commitments of the research and innovation fund, the possibility of providing services to the knowledge-based society of the province will be provided.
The head of the Yazd branch of Iran Export Bank further suggested that technology companies that have reached the sales stage and have declarations should also be considered as non-export manufacturing companies to be included in knowledge-based services and facilities.

The serious cooperation of Iran’s Export Development Bank with the knowledge-based companies of Yazd province
Seyyed Habibullah Mirghfouri, head of Yazd Science and Technology Park, referring to the Supreme Leader’s statements about the importance of developing knowledge-based companies, said: “The only path to Iran’s development is the knowledge-based sector, and for this reason, in recent years, the Supreme Leader has This matter has been specially emphasized.
He considered Iran Export Development Bank to be a determined and serious supporter in realizing the policy of developing knowledge-based companies and said: Fortunately, the Yazd branch of this bank has performed well in this sector, and it is hoped that with the increase of granted facilities, this development process will speed up. get more
He announced: Currently, the Science and Technology Park of Yazd province hosts 460 technology companies, of which 140 companies have obtained the standard of the Presidential Vice President for Science and Technology and are among knowledge-based companies.
Mirghfouri stated that Yazd province has a fourfold capacity in the use of knowledge-based capacities, and said: What is certain is that knowledge-based companies have the potential to make their products visible on the table of the people, and this special feature is valuable for the country. Is.
The head of the science and technology park expressed his hope that the process of cooperation between Iran’s Export Development Bank and the science and technology park will continue, and he called for the bank’s special attention to the field of knowledge.

The smart performance of Saderat Bank towards knowledge-based companies
“Akram Fadakar” in charge of the Strategic Center for Progress and Justice of Yazd province also said in this meeting: financing of the knowledge-based ecosystem does not necessarily end with the banking system, but the smart banking system adapts itself to the needs of this field; In addition to being smart by benefiting from expert staff, Bank Tehsehe Saderat has presented a successful example of supporting and financing knowledge-based companies with its will and motivation in the Yazd branch.
Referring to the transformation document of Yazd province, he said: Several plans for the development of financing institutions in the province are planned for the next four years, and the Export Development Bank of Iran is expected to play a more important role in this.
Recalling Article 18 of the Knowledge Base Production Leap Law, he stated: According to this law, banks are allowed to jointly invest in innovative projects approved by the Steering Council together with the Innovation and Prosperity Fund. Based on this, Iran’s Export Development Bank is expected to be a leader in this field as in the past.
In the continuation of this meeting, “Syed Ali Akbar Kalantar”, the head of the House of Mining Industry and Trade of Yazd province, referring to the capacity of this province in various industrial and scientific fields, said: “The people of Yazd have no way to progress except using ideas and innovation.”
He stated: The cost of creating innovative companies is much lower compared to industrial units, and in this, the role of development banks such as Iran’s Export Development Bank is very important.
He stated that solving the country’s current challenge in the financing of production units is in the hands of development banks, and said that Iran’s Export Development Bank in Yazd province has been able to play its supporting role well and gain the satisfaction of the technological and knowledge-based community. .
According to the public relations report of Saderat Bank, in the continuation of this meeting, knowledge-based activists, while appreciating the performance of the Yazd Branch of Iran Export Bank, shared their challenges, proposals and demands in the field of financing with the bank’s senior managers.