Iran Lists businesses directly affected by coronavirus
The Central Bank of Iran has released a list of businesses that have been directly affected by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
The list includes food preparation and distribution centers, including restaurants, teahouses, and other such centers; tourism outlets such as hotels, inns, road recreation and service providing centers and other such businesses identified by the Industries Ministry; air, rail, and road transportation whether inter- or intra-city; travel agencies; apparel production and distribution units; bags and footwear production and distribution units; distributors of nuts and dried fruit, confectionaries, ice cream, and juice; sports and recreational centers; cultural and educational centers; and handicraft production and distribution centers.
The directive has been communicated to CEOs of all state-owned and private banks, Post Bank, credit institutes and Iran-Venezuela Joint Bank.
Reza Eyvazpour, an official with Plan and Budget Organization, told that seasonal workers, vendors, taxi drivers and restaurant workers who have lost their jobs following the outbreak will be identified by the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare in cooperation with guilds and introduced to PBO.
“A credit plan for the purchase of goods has been devised for these people. The plan will be launched as of Sunday [March 15]," he said.
Tehran City Councilor Zahra Nejad-Bahram said payments will be made to vendors of the capital city.
“A number of these vendors have registered and some have been identified by the municipalities for a support package that will be offered by Mostazafan Foundation.
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