Business & Economics

Acting Minister of Commerce and Industries Nooruddin Azizi during a meeting with Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov discussed the expansion of the economic and trade relationship between the two countries, a statement said.

A roadmap of cooperation between Afghanistan and Kazakhstan has been signed during the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) delegation trip, a statement said on Friday.

As part of economic-centered policy the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) prioritized durable connectivity with its neighbours, an official said on Thursday.

The Department of Agriculture and Livestock in eastern Nangarhar province says agreements worth nearly $3 million have been signed between farmers and trader to develop the agriculture sector and find market for agriculture products.

The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) has inked a contract worth 163,000 US dollars with a Turkish firm on construction of a cement factory in Yatim Taq area of northern Jawzjan province.

A woman has opened a bakery with an investment of 7,000 afghanis in Zaranj, the capital of northwestern Nimroz province.

Qatar and Afghanistan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the area of air services to improve transport links between the two countries.

Some residents in northern Balkh province have complained that the prices of food items did not drop with the depreciation of dollar value.

Farishta Hashimi, a Kabul-based businesswoman who started her business with an investment of $1,000, has now created job opportunities for 700 women.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Acting mines and petroleum minister has discussed the attraction of foreign investors and using the country’s available opportunities in this sector with .

Two companies, including a foreign firm, have shown interest in constructing five power substations in southern Kandahar and Ghazni provinces.

Afghanistan has exported agricultural products worth $737 million in the past nine months, says the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs office.