Business & Economics

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), with financial support from France, have launched a €2 million program to assist families affected by the August 2025 earthquake in eastern Afghanistan.

Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) and Azizi Energy Investment Company on Wednesday signed a contract for the launch of five power generation projects--- producing 330 megawatts of solar energy and 515 megawatts of coal-fired thermal power.

KABUL (Pajhwok): Some residents in Kabul have complained about arbitrary increases in house rents by landlords, in violation of a decision by the Joint Committee

The Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs announced that the national policy for the development of the agriculture and livestock sector, along with the fish farming development plan, has been approved. Under this plan, 7,700 small, medium, and large fish production and farming farms will be established.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced the launch of an online system for real estate dealers and petition writers, aimed at enhancing transparency and facilitating the issuance of licenses as well as the registration of real estate and motor vehicle transactions.

A new green garnet mine has been discovered in Anaba district of central Panjsher province for the first time, an official said on Monday.

Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) has burned about 537,746,000 old afghani banknotes in Herat province.

Minister of Economy Qari Din Mohammad Hanif has stated that addressing the challenges faced by returnees remains a top priority for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA).

The prices of sugar, cooking oil and gold declined, while Pakistani rice increased in the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Sunday.

Ariana Airlines has increased the number of cargo and passenger flights between Kabul and New Delhi to strengthen trade ties and expand transport capacity.

Afghanistan’s Standards and Quality Authority has announced that a 25-tonne shipment of substandard batteries was returned to Iran from the western province of Farah following inspection and quality control.

After a sharp upward trend, the price of gold in global markets has entered a downward trajectory, falling from 4,982 US dollars per ounce to $4,545. Experts link the fluctuation to global political developments and profit-taking by investors.