Halabja Trade Delegation Attends Tehran Industry Exhibition

🔻Bazarkurdistan:
A total of 107 domestic and foreign companies showcased their latest achievements at the Tehran International Industry Exhibition. The stated goal of the event was to “support domestically produced goods and after-sales services.”
However, based on the remarks of Safadin Kamal Jamal, a businessman from the Kurdistan Region, it appears that the exhibition was more symbolic than commercial. He rightly noted that the event merely displayed “achievements” without creating real opportunities for contracts, exchanges, or genuine business negotiations.
This points to one of the structural weaknesses of trade exhibitions in Iran: the lack of infrastructure for matchmaking or purposeful connections between producers and buyers.
The announcement of the participation of a delegation from the Kurdistan Region — particularly from Halabja Province — is of special significance. Halabja is a symbol of post-war reconstruction and sustainable development in the Kurdistan Region, and the presence of its traders in Tehran can be seen as a sign of the continuation of economic ties between the Region and Iran.
At the same time, the implicit dissatisfaction of Kurdish traders over the absence of real trade opportunities indicates that unless Iran strengthens mechanisms for facilitating exchange, logistics, and bilateral agreements, the Kurdistan Region will likely lean more toward other regional partners — especially Turkey.
The remarks by the CEO of the Tehran international fair, referencing “12 days of war conditions” and the cancellation of certain events, implicitly suggest that the government seeks to present the continuation of industrial activity as a sign of domestic stability. However, efforts to create a “better business environment” must be structural and goal-
While the presence of the Kurdistan Region’s delegation carries symbolic value, their dissatisfaction with the lack of real opportunities serves as a warning signal for Iran’s economic policy in the Kurdistan market — a market where Turkey, China, and the UAE are engaging with much more strategic planning.