Foreign Investment in the Mineral Sector of Iran: Results of a Survey Conducted am International Mining Companies

	Foreign Investment in the Mineral Sector of Iran: Results of a Survey Conducted am International Mining Companies
The International Journal of Humanities
Article 4, Volume 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 55-80 PDF (178.32 K)
Authors
Kamaleddin Sheikholeslami Salmasi^* ; Hamid Etemad
Faculty of Management, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Abstract
Mining and metallurgical projects are among those that require the most sizeable invest-ments undertaken in Iran. One target of the current development plan and the Ministry of Mines and Industries has been to attract foreign investment in mining projects. A survey of world-class mining companies was conducted to determine their expectations and in order to recommend a frame work for Iran aimed at attracting foreign investment This paper exam-ines and reports on the important factors and issues influencing major mining companies’ decision to invest in the mineral sector of Iran, and other developing countries, by extension.
Keywords
foreign Direct Investment(FDI); Foreign investment in the mineral sector of Iran; Mining company-host nation relations; Location-specific attraction in FDI; Host country’s mineral policies; Relative importance of operating factors; Overtime trends of importan
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