Tehran, Iran, December 4
By Mehdi Sepahvand – Trend:
Australian-based serviced office Servcorp officially inaugurated its first branch in the Iranian capital city of Tehran December 3.
The company is planning to open 10 branches in Iran as business relations between Iran and Australia are expected to strengthen, Trend correspondent reported from the event.
Australian Ambassador to Tehran Jan Biggs attended the ceremony which has gathered some international businessmen and clients.
Servcorp Limited is a multinational organization that sells serviced office space, virtual office products and IT services. It was established in 1978 and listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1999. As of June 2016, it operates in 150 business centers in 52 cities across 21 countries.
The company was founded by Alfred Moufarrige in 1978. In 1980 it pioneered the virtual office concept.
Speaking during the ceremony, Mr. Biggs said the removal of sanctions on Iran has opened great hopes for expansion of business ties between the two countries.
In September, executives from GrainCorp, WorleyParsons, LiveCorp, Oil Search, Qantas, Sydney University and Rubicon Water traveled with Trade Minister Steven Ciobo to Tehran where they signed several MoUs.
"We are in the dawn of a new age of the relationship with Iran," Ciobo said at a gathering of business leaders in Tehran back then.