KABUL and Iran traded 5.32 million tonnes of non-oil commodities worth $2.48 billion in 11 months till Feb. 19, a news report said on Monday. In terms of tonnage and value, the commodity exchange growth of 18.64 percent and 8.92…
KABUL, compared to the same period last year. The survey on evaluating business situation was conducted by the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) in the Sarataan month (last month). The German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) financially supported…
KABUL ambassador to the US, Hamdullah Mohib, on Tuesday met the Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce (AACC) chairman, Jeffrey Grieco. “Today, I met with AACC chairman Jeffrey Grieco. We discussed upcoming plans for AACC as well as a wide range of…
NEW DELHI (Pajhwok) Afghanistan’s leading wholesale traders of fresh and dried fruits, carpets, marble and jewelry are expected to strike major deals at the India International Trade Fair (IITF underway November 14-27 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Thirty-three Afghan traders…
KABUL. ACCI deputy head, Khan Jan Alokozay, in a joint press conference with a number of Pakistani traders in Kabul said that the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry and ACCI had reached an agreement on establishing joint centres in…
Local officials say the ongoing insecurity in northern Badakhshan province has badly affected business activities and discouraged investments. Abdul Haseeb Daqiq, an official at the provincial economy department, estimated at $214 million investments made in the province in…
Afghan Ambassador Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal and Pakistan and Islamabad. During a meeting in Islamabad on Saturday, Zakhelwal and Dar discussed ways of promoting Afghan-Pakistan trade and developing communication linkages, the Ministry of Finance said. Dar greeted Zakhilwal on…
KABUL. Commerce Minister Humayun Rasa told a cabinet meeting on Wednesday the trade and business opportunity was ripe between India and Afghanistan but Pakistan’s non-acceptance of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Coordination Authority (APTTCA) agreement for the exports of Afghan goods…
The revenue of western Nimroz province has significantly increased, but officials on Monday complained the Iranian government had banned the entry of some transit trucks coming to the port. Customs Director Wais Sultani told Pajhwok Afghan News his…
The prices of gold jumped while the rates of fuel decreased during the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Thursday. Abdul Saboor, owner of a pump station in Wazirabad area, said the price of one liter…
KABUL Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) on Monday signed an agreement with two companies to promote Islamic banking in the country. The agreement was inked between ACCI and the Kabul-based Islamic Finance and Advisory Company and Almaly Advisory Group…
The afghani dipped versus US dollar and prices of petroleum products, liquefied gas, ghee and gold declined during the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Thursday. Abdul Saboor, a filling station owner in Wazirabad area, told…
KABUL would help improve bilateral relations in areas of economy, trade and investment, Afghan trader representatives said on Monday. President Ghani travelled to Pakistan on Friday on a two-day state visit and held extensive meetings with civil, military and business…
KABUL): The prices of firewood and liquefied gas went up while the rates of gold dipped during the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Thursday. Mohammad Sharif, a retailer in the Taimani neighbourhood of the capital, said the…
The New Kabul City’s development authority and the British-Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (BACCI) on Tuesday inked an agreement on cooperation in areas of mutual benefit. Eng. Ghulam Sakhi Hassanzada, the New Kabul City master plan CEO,…
There is no dearth of workforce in central Bamyan province, but so far no factory has been established to utilise the potential, a trader said on Monday. Bamyan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) head Ali Raza…
Dried fruit exports from northern Kunduz province have fallen, but the business has started picking up after the new government’s installation, officials said on Tuesday. Dried Fruit Association officials said the election deadlock, lack of cold houses…
KABUL less frequently than in other neighbouring and regional countries, a Ministry of Commerce and Industries official says, indicating price stability. But statistics collected by Pajhwok Afghan News show the prices of petroleum products have doubled in the last decade.…
The price of flour increased, but rates of other commodities remained unchanged during the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Thursday. Fazal Rahman, the Food Traders' Union head, said the rate of a 50-kiogram bag of…
The revenue of western Nimroz custom has significantly increased during the first half of the ongoing financial year, an official said on Sunday. Wais Sultani, the customs director, told Pajhwok Afghan News that an increase of one billion…
The price of petrol soared while rates of flour and gold decreased during the outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Thursday. Abdul Saboor, a filling station worker in Wazirabad locality, told Pajhwok Afghan News the price…
KABUL National Standard Authority (ANSA) laboratory was inaugurated in Kabul on Tuesday, an official said. ANSA Director Popalzai Popal said the German Development Organisation (GIZ) and his department jointly funded the building, with provision of laboratory equipment. The new building…
KABUL Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) on Saturday said the country’s exports witnessed a 33 percent increase during the current year, compared with 2013. Mohammad Qurban Haqjo, the ACCI head, told a news conference in Kabul that Afghanistan’s exports…
KABUL Investment Support Agency (AISA) on Tuesday said it had set a one-month deadline for 15 foreign companies to pay taxes to the government in line with the law of the land. In addition to the 15 foreign companies, purchasers…
