Business & Economics

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has paid off 2.7 billion afs debt to some foreign institutions taken by the previous government, a statement said on Monday.

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) has asked businesspersons to process their documents for participation in the Afghan-Kazakh Trade Association Conference (TAC) which is scheduled to take place on October 16 in Almaty.

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC) said on Sunday it had so far received 800 requests from investors for the allocation of land in industrial parks.

The Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department in Logar province has launched a project to support 800 needy women by building small poultry farms for them.

Women entrepreneurs in central Bamyan province are facing challenges due to the lack of market access and inadequate institutional support.

The afghani improved against the US dollar last week that saw the prices of sugar, flour, cooking oil and fuel dipping in Kabul, market sources said on Saturday.

The Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has called for the withdrawal of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s decision on the export cess.

The United Kingdom has contributed six million pound to the Afghanistan humanitarian fund, says the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in Afghanistan.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The TAPI and other projects enable Afghanistan to compete with the world, acting Borders and Tribal Affairs minister said on Wednesday. Maulvi Noorullah

People in some provinces have been thrilled about the launch of the Turkmenistan Afghanistan Pakistan and India (TAPI) gas pipeline, Turkmenistan Afghanistan Pakistan 500KV (TAP), Optical Fiber and railroad projects in the country and said the move would help generate work opportunities and improve the national economy.

Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund on Wednesday hoped the inauguration of practical work on the TAPI gas pipeline project in Afghanistan will enhance the friendship between Kabul and Ashgabat.

The interest of girls in working at handicrafts making factories has increased in northern Baghlan province compared to the past and the reason is the closure of their high schools and universities, owners of handicraft factories said on Wednesday.