Economy archive

To fight Afghan illicit drugs, us spent $8.9 billion

Ministry of Interior officials challenged the report, saying that root causes, such as international purchaser-demand and poorly invested aid should be considered.

Extra money allocated to “Code 91”

An additional 1.7 billion Afs was allocated to the Presidential Palace’s “code 91” in last year’s budget, classified documents revealed.

Domestic products need to be paid more attention

Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah chaired the economic committee meeting of council of ministers here yesterday at the Sapidar Palace, the statement from CE Press office said.

Bilateral ties of Afghanistan and Uzbekistan improving

Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah met with a number of Afghan traders in Tashkent on the sideline of the Shangahi Cooperation Organization (SCO) council of heads of government the other day, a statement said

Medvedev urges SCO states to draft projects

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev considers it necessary to assume joint efforts within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to draft common projects for restoration of Afghanistan’s economy.

International markets available for Afghanistan saffron

Afghanistan saffron is exported to Persian Gulf Arabic countries as well as India, China, Turkey, Russia, US, Canada and European countries.

Pomegranate exports may experience 50% fall this year

At the beginning of this year, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce announced that we had an increase of 20% in the country exports.

Qayoumi asked for an $8 billion loan from foreign donors

Lawmakers in Afghanistan’s parliament reacted to the move with dismay, saying the decision to apply for an $8 billion loan raises concerns since there is no clarity about which projects the money is intended for.

Tariffs on Kandahar pomegranates not increased

This contradicts the Kandahar Chamber of Commerce and Investments claim on October 13 that Pakistan is charging up to 300,000 Pakistani rupees ($ 1913) per load.