Al-Monitor | Bijan Khajehpour: Government officials and�investors�all agree that Iran needs to improve its business climate to attract the needed investment for job creation.�One of the phenomena that can help ease the process of doing business is the country�s customs organization.�


Incidentally, Iran�s current minister of economic affairs and finance, Massoud Karbassian, was promoted from his previous position as head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).�During his confirmation debate in parliament, there was broad agreement that in his four-year term in that position he managed to�improve customs regulations�as an important step in fighting corruption in the�Iranian economy.

Many�observers agree that, similar�to other state organizations, Iran�s customs dealings have suffered as a result of ambiguous laws, lack of transparency, institutional inefficiency and petty corruption.

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