KABUL (SW) – The Afghan Invest private company with a net value of $ 250 million was launched here on Sunday.
Abdul Ghani Baradar, first deputy prime minister and a number of other officials of the Islamic Emirate, today officially inaugurated a joint venture company called Afghan Invest with a $ 250 million worth of investment.
Shirbaz Kaminzada, head of Afghan Invest, said the company has 13 investors and is working to increase the number of investors to 40 to 50. According to him, now is the time to provide employment opportunities for young people in various sectors.
“We have all come together and it is our commitment to invest $ 250 million to $ 300 million in the first four segments,” Kaminzada added. “We will invest first in the energy sector, then in mines and infrastructure, and finally in agriculture.”
At the meeting, Nouruddine Azizi, acting Minister of Industry and Trade, said that the government continues to support investors in various sectors, and that many investors have now partnered with the company to jointly invest in various sectors.
According to him, a number of investors have been interviewed abroad and they have been invited to return to the country. Azizi adds that the level of exports will reach $ 2 billion this year as well, and some investors have shared their problems with him to discuss it with the World Bank and the United Nations.”
Meanwhile, Abdul Ghani Baradar, first deputy prime minister and chairman of the economic commission of the Islamic Emirate, said at the meeting that Afghanistan is rich in minerals that can help people escape poverty. He also urged investors to return to the country.
“We will support them in the future and their problems will be addressed, Allah willing, and we will solve these problems.”
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