On World Bee Day, a member of the Afghanistan Beekeepers Union says that despite the expansion of beekeeping farms and increased honey production capacity, large-scale imports of foreign honey and the lack of modern equipment have created serious challenges for the industry.
A Kyrgyz gold-panning factory has expressed its keen interest to invest in zinc processing in central Maidan Wardak province, the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum said on Wednesday.
Several livestock farmers in eastern Laghman province are happy with growing demand for their handmade cheese has garnered a loyal following, not only in Afghanistan but also in other countries, where it is often sent as a gift.
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MoCIT) says as many as 1.6 million SIM cards have been registered over the last three months.
Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), Afghan Mili Bank, and Kajaki Electricity Production Company have entered into a financial assistance agreement worth $12 million.
Two companies from Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have evinced interest in investing in power generation projects using new technology in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Water and Energy (MoWE) says.
Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Zhao Xing has called on acting Petroleum and Mining Minister Hidatyllah Badri and discussed matters related to joint economic cooperation and investment opportunities, a statement said on Sunday.
The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) says over 70 million afghanis were recorded in sales at the third Imam Abu Hanifa Exhibition in Kabul.
