Business & Economics – Page 9 – Pajhwok Afghan News

Dozens of returnee women, girls get jobs after Pajhwok report

Following the publication of a Pajhwok report on the economic problems of returnee migrants in Nimroz, two women’s tailoring workshops in Zaranj city, the provincial capital, have provided employment and training opportunities for dozens of returning women and girls.

New independent authority for oil, gas approved in Afghanistan

Effort, hope & work; Story of women working in Kabul restaurants

Petrol, diesel prices down in Kabul

Lavrov urges Afghan asset release, banking access

Suhrab Sarwari

8 Oct 2025 - 12:00

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, speaking at the “Moscow Format” consultations on Afghanistan, called for the unfreezing of Afghan state assets and the removal of restrictions on its banking system.

Fuel, flour & gold rates surge in Kabul markets

Veda Qalandari

4 Oct 2025 - 14:14

Fuel, gold and flour prices surged while that of other food items stayed stable during the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Saturday.

Khost factory owners urge speedy work on industrial park

Mohammad Yousuf Mangal

2 Oct 2025 - 14:35

Some people and factory owners in southeastern Khost province ask the government to expedite work on the industrial park while officials claim that all obstacles have been removed and many construction projects will begin in the industrial park as soon as possible.

Zarmina’s workshop creates jobs for many women in Jawzjan

Raqiba Poya Aziz

2 Oct 2025 - 10:30

With a sewing machine, a determined Zarmina Khairi in northern Jawzjan turned a small investment into a thriving workshop, providing jobs for 50 women while reviving the province’s fading carpet-weaving tradition art.

Afghanistan-Iran trade hits $1.6b in six months

Afsana Haidari

29 Sep 2025 - 17:01

KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan’s trade volume with Iran reached $1.626 billion during the first six months of the current 1404 solar year, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce said on Monday.

Trade with Pakistan reaches over $1.1b in 6 months

Veda Qalandari Wida Qalandari

28 Sep 2025 - 16:34

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) says that the volume of trade between Afghanistan and Pakistan in the first six months of the current solar year has reached $1.108 billion.

Cooking oil, fuel, gold rates surge in Kabul markets

Veda Qalandari

27 Sep 2025 - 13:47

Malaysian cooking oil, fuel and gold prices surged while that of other food items stayed stable during the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Saturday.

Pakistan obstacles delay Spin Boldak-Chaman crossing, impact traders

Amin Samsoor

25 Sep 2025 - 11:45

Local officials in southern Kandahar say that obstacles set up by Pakistan at the Spin Boldak–Chaman crossing have left thousands of commercial and other vehicles stranded, causing significant losses and difficulties for traders and travelers.

24 tonnes of low-quality steel returned to Turkmenistan: ANSA

Veda Qalandari

24 Sep 2025 - 10:51

The Afghanistan National Standardisation Authority (ANSA) says that 24 tonnes of low-quality steel imported from Turkmenistan have been returned to that country via Aqina Port.

10 new factories worth $62m added to Herat Industrial Park

Binyamin Barez

23 Sep 2025 - 14:30

Ten new factories with more than $62 million investment have been inaugurated in the Industrial Park of western Herat province, creating hundreds of direct and indirect jobs. These factories produce medicines, food, dairy products, carpets and flour.

Draft policy on mineral processing, export, labs approved

Afsana Haidari

21 Sep 2025 - 14:43

The Economic Commission has approved a draft policy on processing and export of minerals, along with a plan for constructing laboratories at key border ports, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs said on Sunday.

Sugar, cooking oil, gold prices down in Kabul

Veda Qalandari

20 Sep 2025 - 11:31

Some food items and gold prices declined while that of other food items stayed stable during the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Saturday.

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