Business & Economics

The process of refunding excess fees to pilgrims who performed this year’s hajj pilgrimage will begin tomorrow (Wednesday), an official said on Tuesday.

Findings of Food and Drug Authority (FDA) indicate that many celebration cakes in the country are decorated with metallic paints and their excessive consumption can lead to allergies, chronic diseases and even cancer.

Vocational training has been provided to nearly 80 individuals in northern Samangan province, an official announced on Saturday.

The first ever pressure cooker manufacturing factory, with a $500,000 investment, has started operating in Shiberghan, the capital of northern Jawzjan province.

Sugar and black tea prices declined while that of cooking oil, petrol and liquid gas increased during the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Saturday.

The Ministry of Energy and Water (MoEW) and Azizi Group Energy Investment Company have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the production, transmission and distribution of 10,000 megawatts of electricity in Afghanistan, backed by a $10 billion investment.

Amid a sharp rise in deportation of Afghan migrants from neighbouring Iran, many women have come back empty-handed with painful memories and they are now facing uncertainty about their future.

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order reimposing tariffs ranging from 10 to 41 percent on imports from dozens of countries.

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) says exports of four Afghan agricultural products to Pakistan under a new preferential tariff agreement officially begin today, following recent bilateral negotiations and agreements.

Afghanistan and Turkmenistan have signed a $5 million agreement for investment and development at Torghundi Port to enhance railway cooperation and infrastructure along the Torghundi–Herat corridor.

A raisin processing factory has been set up with an investment of eight million US dollars in Istalif district of capital Kabul.

The General Directorate of Emirati Companies has announced successfully attracting and mobilizing more than 20 billion afghnis in both domestic and foreign investment by creating favorable conditions last year.