Business & Economics

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) officials have urged investors to transfer their industries and capital to Afghanistan and contribute to their country’s reconstruction.

As many as 165 large and small factories initiated operation in western Herat province over the last nine months, an official said on Thursday.

An integrated transit trade management system (ITTMS) will be put in place at Torkham within three months.

Amid a surge in exports, industrialists in western Herat province have started exporting jam to the US, Canada and Kazakhstan, officials said on Thursday.

Three trains carrying 53 wagons of commercial goods have arrived from Iran in western Herat province, an official said on Thursday.

Construction work has been initiated on a large fish farm at a cost of 15.4 million afghanis in the capital of southeastern Khost province, an official announced on Thursday.

The technical committee of the Turkmenistan Afghanistan Pakistan (TAP) project has held a meeting to improve coordination, integrate, and take other measures, a statement said on Wednesday. 

Dozens of petrol selling shops have been closed by the specific committee on their failure to adhere to safety regulations and an inadequate distance between them and fuel stations.

BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): Amina Akbari is a young woman in central Bamyan province where she has opened a tailoring workshop allowing work opportunities to generate and occupation for tens of women in the province.

The Commerce and Industry Department of central Logar province says another industrial park is being built on 500 acres of land in west part of Mohammad Agha district of the province.

Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has contributed 1.5 million US dollars in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) announced on Tuesday.

Some braziers in northern Balkh province have complained about the stagnated market condition for their products and expressed concerns that coppersmithing art was faced with eradication.