KABUL (SW): A number of businesswomen said they have been facing serious challenges in the investment arena. According to them, bank loans, the lack of market for selling commercial goods, high taxes, and the lack of women in financial institutions are among the most important challenges faced by women in the business-world in Afghanistan.
They called on the government to provide opportunities for businesswomen and purge the challenges they have been facing in the business domain in Afghanistan.
Abdullah Abdullah, CEO of National Unity Government said the plans are underway to address the challenges faced by women in the business community and provide them more opportunities.
CEO Abdullah Abdullah said the lack of dealing with women’s complaints and the bureaucracy in the system are challenging, however, he assured that the demands of these women will be addressed soon.
Those who seek to ruin the democracy, fuel the war, and sustain the sufferings of women in Afghanistan will never be successful, CEO Abdullah Abdullah added.
CEO Abdullah Abdullah called on businesswomen to share their experiences with other women so that their businesses grow more.
At the end of the two-day meeting, businesswomen urged the government to fulfill its promises, because businesswomen are tired of empty promises.
PROMOTE project which is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) hosted businesswomen from 25 provinces of the country, yesterday and today, for a two-day seminar in Kabul.
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