Iran’s Qom Emerges as Investment Hub with $3 Million in Foreign Capital Inflow

Head of the Qom province department at Iran’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance Mehdi Farahani has stated that Qom Province attracted more than $3 million in foreign direct investment during the first quarter of the current Iranian year (March 21 to June 21, 2025).

Farahani made these remarks during a recent briefing that the funding supported six new investment projects in the province, The Caspian Post reports via local media.

He added that the capital inflows came primarily from neighboring countries and Persian Gulf states.

“This level of interest signals Qom’s growing status as a destination for regional investors,” he said.

In total, Qom authorities issued licenses for foreign-funded projects worth close to $14 million during the same three-month period, underscoring investor confidence in the province’s economic potential.

Iran’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance reported that 177 foreign investment projects-valued at $8.5 billion-were approved across the country in the first two months of the Iranian year (March 21 to May 20, 2025).