Iran offers ‘huge opportunity’ for Irish exporters

Irish exporters are missing out on a “huge opportunity” to take advantage of the newly-open economy in Iran, the head of the country’s export association has claimed.

A slow response from government agencies to the lifting of economic sanctions last month has allowed others to steal a march on tapping into the €360bn economy, Irish Exporters Association chief executive, Simon McKeever, claimed.

“What are we doing about Iran?” he said.