Business & Economics

HERAT (Pajhwok): Handmade carpets worth more than $270,000 were exported from western Herat province to international markets this year, the Chamber of Commerce and Investment said on Tuesday.

More than 493,000 metric tonnes of goods were transported through railways from four Afghan ports during the past one month, the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) said on Tuesday.

A number of women in western Herat province have established small pickle-making workshops to help meet their families’ needs. However, they complain about a sluggish market and the lack of opportunities to sell their products.

The Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) has announced the arrival of more than 20 wagons of diesel fuel — totaling 1,120 tons — through the Khwaf–Herat railway line in western Herat province.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The National Procurement Commission has approved 22 projects worth 3.5 billion afghanis, revised eight, and returned five others due to problems in the procurement process.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghan and Pakistani traders daily incur one million dollars losses due to the closure of border crossings, says Afghanistan-Pakistan Joint Chamber of Commerce president Khan Jan Alokozai.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Public Works says Afghanistan, Iran, and Türkiye have agreed that connecting the Middle Eastern and European railway networks to East

KABUL (Pajhwok): Saudi Delta International Company has evinced a keen interest in investing in Afghanistan’s oil and gas sectors, as well as in the extension of TAPI pipeline project, the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) announced on Thursday.

Afghanistan and Turkmenistan have discussed and highlighted the TAPI gas pipeline’s strategic role in boosting regional connectivity and economic cooperation.

Iran’s imports from Afghanistan during the first six months of this year exceeded $26 million, an Iranian official in Kabul said on Wednesday.

A number of traders and drivers say the Ghulam Khan crossing in southeastern Khost province has been closed by Pakistan against trade activities over the past ten days, with loaded trucks denied passage.

The second phase of the Kabul Steel Melting Factory, established with a $22 million investment, has officially begun operations in the industrial park of western Herat province.