KABUL (SW) – Businessmen from several carpet factories report that, although more women have taken up carpet weaving in the past two years, leading to increased production, their efforts are facing stagnation due to a lack of market demand and inadequate export opportunities.
KABUL (SW) – The four-day “Victory and Economic Progress of Afghanistan” exhibition concluded on Sunday. Traders exhibiting their products at the event expressed satisfaction with
KABUL (SW) – Iranian investors have expressed interest in investing in Afghanistan’s mining sector.
KABUL (SW) – The three-day Afghanistan-Uzbekistan trade fair in Kabul ended on Monday, with the signing of 25 agreements worth $2.5 billion between the two countries, officials at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) of the Islamic Emirate stated.
KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the de-facto government announced on Thursday night, the successful completion of a bilateral meeting between the Islamic Emirate and Uzbekistan delegations.
KABUL (SW) – An Iranian trade delegation has met with Nooruddin Azizi, the acting minister of Commerce and Industry, in Kabul to explore investment avenues
KABUL (SW) – A number of Afghan businessmen say that the Pakistan embassy in Kabul has not yet issued them with the temporary transit document for the Afghan truck drivers traveling to and from Pakistan.
GARDEZ (SW) – A number of gardeners in Paktia who have planted walnuts in their gardens say that they are not familiar with the standard methods of harvesting and this problem has caused the yield of their gardens to decrease.
KABUL (SW) – The Islamic Emirate authorities have announced a series of new tax cuts for certain sectors in Afghanistan.
BAZARAK (SW) – A number of livestock farmers in Panjshir, worried about the lack of a market to sell their dairy products, say that this situation has discouraged them from working in the livestock sector.
KABUL/ISLAMABAD (SW) – Following the ban on undocumented cargo truck transit at the Torkham border crossing starting August 1st, Pakistan has closed the route to Afghan traders without temporary transit permits.
KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) has announced that Afghanistan had a trade exchange worth 10 billion dollars in the past one year.
