Business & Economics

The Balkh Department of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock says 32 large dairy farms are operating in the northern province, producing 1,050 metric tons of milk annually.

The Deputy Minister of railways has left for Iran to discuss increasing transportation via Khawaf-Herat railway and bilateral railway cooperation, an official said on Saturday.

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

In a significant step towards the country’s infrastructure development and reconstruction, the National Procurement Commission (NPC) has approved contracts for 27 key projects valued at approximately five billion afghanis.

A number of plasterers and gypsum producers in northern Faryab say gypsum production has come to a halt and processing factories have stopped operating in the province, causing the price of gypsum to double in markets.

The governor of Iran’s Khorasan Razavi province says his country will facilitate joint investment by the businessmen from the two countries on  Torghundi free trade zone.

The textile factory in northeastern Balkh province will start producing clothes as soon as possible and its reactivation has been completed by 95 percent.

Dutch investors have shown interest in investing in Afghanistan in the field of oil and gas exploration and extraction, energy production and the construction of a standard oil processing plant, a statement said on Wednesday.

The Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology (MoCIT) has set new prices for voice calls and internet packages with effect from upcoming year.

The Technical Committee of the Economic Commission (TCEC) has approved the national policy for self-sufficiency in the poultry sector.

Bilateral trade between Afghanistan and India was $650 million in the past 10 months, a statement said on Saturday.

The prices of Kazakh flour, Indian sugar and Malaysian cooking oil decreased and of other food items remained unchanged during the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Saturday.