Iran Profile | Rostam Capital
An experienced investor in frontier markets, Sadjadi Nejad shares his experience of working with Iran and what it will take for the country to reach its economic potential.
When starting Rostam Capital, what we saw was a gap between the markets in the Middle East – essentially the Silk Road countries – and the international capital markets. They’ve been out of touch or have never been part of the recent evolution of the market, so that in itself makes transactions and investment more expensive. We had access to the people who were on the ground in the region, and people who have been active in global capital markets for a long time, so by combining those too, we thought that we would be able to accelerate the economic development and make it easier for both FDI and exports.
Iran has always been a part of Rostam’s portfolio. There’s a population of more than 80 million people but, internationally, there is very little known about the economy – whether that’s the country’s fault or not.
