Increase in fish farms in Helmand
LASHKARGAH CITY (SW) – Officials from the Directorate of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock in Helmand report a significant rise in the number of fish farms due to increased interest from local residents.
Category: ECONOMY
Calls to lift sanctions on Afghanistan’s banking sector – DAB
KABUL (SW) – Hedayatullah Badri, the Acting Governor of the Central Bank of Afghanistan/ Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), has called for the removal of sanctions imposed on the country’s banking sector.
Mines attract $7 billion worth of foreign investment
KABUL (SW) – Officials at the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum report that following the resurgence of the Islamic Emirate, companies from China, Iran, Turkey, Qatar, and the United Kingdom have invested $7 billion in eight major mines in Afghanistan.
Employment rate among Afghan women drops by 50%, UN says
KABUL (SW) – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Afghanistan announced that in the past year, the employment rate among women in Afghanistan has decreased by 50%, now standing at just 6%.
Delegation from Islamic Emirate attends 15th economic forum in Tatarstan
KAZAN, TATARSTAN (SW) – The 15th International Economic Forum of the Islamic World and Russia has been commenced on Tuesday, in Kazan, the capital of republic of Tatarstan.
Logar farmers shift towards cotton cultivation
POL-E ALAM CITY (SW) – Farmers in Logar province located in eastern part of Afghanistan have shifted towards cultivating cotton.
National labor conference in Afghanistan aims to tackle unemployment challenges
KABUL (SW) – Officials at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Islamic Emirate have announced plans to hold a “National Labor Conference” later this month to address the root causes of unemployment and explore solutions to the challenges faced in Afghanistan.
IE supports China’s investments, economic projects in Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of National Defense of the Islamic Emirate has announced that a meeting and discussion has been held between Mohammad Yaqub Mujahid, the acting Minister of Defense, and Zhao Sheng, the Chinese Ambassador to Kabul.
World Bank allocates $84 mln in aid to Afghanistan; MoE urges more support
KABUL (SW) – The World Bank has announced a financial assistance package of 84 million dollars to Afghanistan, aimed at supporting livelihood projects and alternative
Canada ‘likely’ resumes development aid in Afghanistan amid calls for economic cooperation
KABUL (SW) – Canada “likely” to resume its developmental aid activities by non-governmental relief organizations in Afghanistan until the end of 2024.
Afghanistan in need of $22 Bln to combat negative impacts of climate change
KABUL (SW) – The Afghanistan’s National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA), through a three-day conference in Kabul, warns of the negative consequences of climate change in the country, emphasizing the need for global cooperation and the resumption of stalled projects in this sector.
Afghan youth embrace online work opportunities in growing trend
KABUL (SW) – While most of Afghanistan’s young workforce struggles with unemployment, some have turned to online work in recent years to create a viable source of income.
