The American International Enterprise detailed the foreign investment contracts amounting to 218 billion dollars of the first eight economic powers of the world, including the US, China, France, Russia, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the UK in Iran during 2000-2007. 

            According to Fars New Agency, in its report, the American Enterprise Institute introduced China as the greatest foreign investor in Iran during the last eight years, with an FDI exceeding 101 billion dollars. 

            The Chinese FDI in Iran includes 96.7 billion dollars in oil, gas and petrochemical industry, 620 million dollars in banking and exports, 3.38 billion dollars in power and construction and more than one billion dollars in the transportation sector. 

            The greatest Chinese FDI in Iran includes the 70 billion-dollar contract with the Cino-Pack company for the development of the Yadavaran Oilfield. 

            This report estimates the French FDI in Iran during the recent eight years at minimum value of 29 billion and maximum 900 million dollars, out of which the share of oil, gas and petrochemical industry is 18.5, banking and exports credits 9.12, power generation and construction 1.15 billion dollars, and transportation 600 million dollars. 

            German FDI in Iran was announced to be 25.400 million dollars during the period.  Germans concluded FDI different contracts with Iran including 9.82 billion dollars in oil, gas and petrochemical industry, banking and exports credits, 2.14, power generation and construction 3.38, telecommunications 245 and transportation 9.86 billion dollars. 

            American Enterprise Institute introduced Italy as one of the greatest foreign investors in Iran, which during 2000-07 concluded investment contracts with the value of at least 24.7 billion dollars in oil, gas and petrochemical industry, banking and exports credits, power generation and construction, and transportation.    

            The greatest Italian FDI in Iran was concluded by the ENI Oil Company for the development of Phases 4 & 5 of the South Pars oil field amounting to 3.8 billion dollars. 

            This report continued with the Japanese FDI contracts with Iran during the period, which amounted to 16.9 billion dollars.  It added that the Japanese FDI in Iran included 9.33 billion dollars in oil, gas and petrochemical industry, as well as banking and exports credits, 5.9, power generation and construction 1.69 billion dollars. 

            The International American Enterprise Institute announced that FDI contracts were concluded in different sectors of oil, gas, petrochemistry, power generation, construction, military, and transportation.  The greatest FDI was related to the 1.6 billion dollars of the Gasprom for the development of the Phases 2 & 3 of the South Pars oil field. 

            The Americans had a 3.6 billion-dollar share of the FDI in Iran, which was related to the oil, gas and petrochemical industry.