Business & Economics

Minister of Economy Qari Din Mohammad Hanif has expressed appreciation to the World Food Programme (WFP) for its continued support and called for the extension of humanitarian assistance.

About 35 new mines of precious stones have been discovered in central Logar province, the Department of Mines and Petroleum said on Thursday.

The Joint Committee for Rent Controls has established regional monitoring teams to control house rents and transaction guides have been instructed not to rent houses above specified rental ceiling in Kabul.

Nearly 100 metric tonnes of goods were transported through railways from four Afghan ports last week, the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) said on Monday.

Nazir Ahmad, an inhabitant of Herat and the only person who introduced ostrich farming to the western province seven years ago, says he could expand his business with government’s support.

A conference titled “Attracting Investment & Supporting Afghanistan’s Power Sector” was organised in Kabul on Saturday, with the participation of domestic and foreign investors, senior officials of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) and envoys from regional countries.

Fuel and gold prices surged while that of food items stayed unchanged during the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Saturday.

The outgoing Japanese Ambassador to Afghanistan, Takayoshi Kuramaya, has assured the Afghan people of Japan’s continued cooperation in the fields of development and humanitarian assistance.

An Afghan returnee from Iran has established a copper smelting factory in Sheberghan, the capital of northern Jawzjan, creating jobs for 10 people and pledging to expand employment with government support.

The Ministry of Economy (MoE) has urged the international community to continue its humanitarian cooperation and expedite the delivery of emergency aid to victims of the recent earthquake in eastern Afghanistan.

A number of women in Kabul, working with diligent hands and hopeful hearts to cultivate mushrooms using straw, lime and bran, say they need cold storage facilities to expand their businesses.

The Department of Mines and Petroleum in central Panjsher province has sold 6,485 carats of emeralds for 107,559 US dollars at the ninth auction, the provincial media office said on Tuesday.