Business & Economics

The prices of Indian sugar, rice and cooking oil decreased, but that of fuel and gold surged during the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Saturday.

Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Beradar has said that water management was government’s top priority and trade relations with neighbouring countries were promoted on the bases of need.

More than 10,000 poultry farms in Afghanistan produce 1,700 tonnes of chicken meat on a daily basis while demand for chicken is only 1,600 tonnes nationwide.

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency has contributed $9 million (SEK 100 million) to Afghanistan, the United Nations Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan (UN-STFA) said.

The prices of oak and juniper firewood have declined in Kabul markets after the government allowed its entry to Kabul, firewood sellers said on Thursday.

Some furriers in Kabul City have been concerned about the dwindling sales and asked people to use their products to help the furrier industry survive.

European Union (EU) Special Representative for Afghanistan Tomas Niklasson has pledged 45 million euros to Afghan farmers in alternatives to poppy cultivation.

The Department of Mines and Petroleum in central Panjsher province has sold 3,292 carats of emerald for $143,600, an official said on Tuesday.

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): The market of second-hand items has flourished with the arrival of winter in western Heart province and many people prefer to buy

The Economic Commission has approved the Ministry of Public Work’s (MoPW) report on Trans-Afghan Railway project, a statement said on Sunday.

In an effort to stabilise the afghani, Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) is set to auction $16 million tomorrow (Monday).

KABUL (Pajhwok): The US dollar surged against the afghani and the prices of Indian sugar, rice, cooking oil and gold increased during the outgoing week