The Afghanistan Standards and Quality Authority (ASQA) says more than 25 tonnes of substandard bitumen membrane (izogam) have been returned to the exporting country through the Sheikh Abu Nasr Farahi border crossing.
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 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.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governor has underlined the importance of opening seven crossings with Afghanistan to boost regional trade and connectivity, especially through the Central Asia Corridor.
