Dr. Mohammad Humayun Qayumi, chief advisor on infrastructure and technology to President Ashraf Ghani, has been appointed as minister of finance, the Presidential Palace announced on Tuesday. Former minister Eklil Ahmad Hakimi resigned his office as a result…
Minister of Finance Eklil Hakimi on Tuesday resigned portfolio, pledging cooperation with the government. Hakimi made the announcement at a press conference, saying he wanted to deal with family affairs and resigned as minister of finance. He thanked…
KABUL or lower house of the parliament on surge in the national revenue last year, a statement said on Monday. In the meeting, Minister of Finance provided MPs with enough information on increase in revenue in 1396, expenditure of development…
Minister of Finance Eklil Hakimi has reviewed progress on a string of ongoing development projects during his visit to eastern Laghman province. Governor Abul Jabbar Naeemi, General Director of Civil Aviation Authority Mahmood Shah Habibi and MPs Amir…
Finance Minister Eklil Hakimi has travelled to the Chinese city of Urumqi where he participated in the inauguration ceremony for the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Institute, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) said on Sunday. Finance ministers from…
KABUL or lower house of parliament for approval. Hakimi said more than 287 billion afs had been allocated for general expenditures and nearly 178 billion afs for development activities in the budget for the new fiscal year that starts…
KABUL. Chaired by President Ashraf Ghani, the Special Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) meeting was participated by Cabinet ministers, representatives of parliament, civil society and special UN representative in Afghanistan. Ambassadors of foreign countries and representatives of international organizations…
Experienced and professional youth would be recruited in government departments through the Capacity Building for Result (CBR) programme, the finance minister said on Sunday. Testifying before a Wolesi Jirga panel, Finance Minister Eklil Hakimi briefed the lawmakers on…
Afghan Finance Minister Eklil Hakimi is due in Islamabad next week to attend a two-day meeting of the Joint Economic Commission (JEC), a media report said on Tuesday. Signalling its willingness to keep communications open despite lingering bilateral…
KABUL about increase in the country’s revenue and a $2.8 billion aid promised by the international community over the next three years. The minister was summoned to the lower house to brief lawmakers about development budget spending, the mechanism of…
