Business

Afghan businessmen can’t access Chabhar port: Saiedi

Published

8 years ago

April 11, 2016

(Last Updated On: October 25, 2022)

Afghan economy experts have stated that scores of Afghan Governmental officials aren’t optimistic over using of Chabahar port by the Afghan businessmen, saying this damages the economy of Afghanistan.

Officials in Chamber of Commerce have demanded the Government of Afghanistan to provide more facilities for businessmen to use the chabahar port for boosting economy.

Economy expert Sayed Qais Saiedi said,” Afghanistan should have great business ties with the neighboring and the regional countries, there are some governmental officials within the Ministries who are building barriers for Afghan traders not to be capable to use Chabahar port for boosting economy of Afghanistan.”

Meanwhile officials in chamber of commerce asked the Government to launch serious efforts on the aspect.

Chamber of Commerce Spokesman Saiyam Pesarlay said,” Government should focus more on the current problem, in order to resolve the Afghan businessmen problems.”

Further on the story the Ministry of Commerce and industry Spokesman Musafir Qoqandi said,” We have our delegation on the scene in Chabahar port to solve the current problem, giving more details the statement which saying that Governmental officials are avoiding Afghan businessmen to use Chabahar port is false.”

India and Iran had, in May 2014, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop the port once the international sanctions against Iran were lifted.

Chabahar is located in the Gulf of Oman on the border with Pakistan, and India hopes to use the port and the SEZ as a transit hub for access to markets in Iran and further into Afghanistan and Central Asian countries, skirting Pakistan.

Its said despite of a lot of barriers is built by Pakistani officials for not transiting the Indian goods into Afghanistan through its soil, the following business rout is vital for Afghanistan- India boosting business.

Reported by Aslam Hejaab

Business

Azizi calls on Malaysian investors to invest in Afghanistan

Published

5 days ago

April 24, 2024

Ariana News

(Last Updated On: April 24, 2024)

Nooruddin Azizi, Acting Minister of Commerce and Industry, met with representatives from the ministries of foreign affairs, defense and interior of Malaysia, along with other senior officials, on Wednesday and called on Malaysians to invest in Afghanistan.

The visiting delegation is being led by senior diplomat Dr. Shazelina Zainul Abidin.

According to the IEA’s foreign ministry, the two sides discussed bilateral trade, holding a business communication conference to strengthen trade relations between the two countries, the trade balance between Afghanistan and Malaysia, and creating a market for Afghan products, including carpets, cotton, and minerals.

According to the ministry, at the end of the meeting, the Acting Minister emphasized the increase of investment from regional countries in Afghanistan and called on Malaysian investors to also invest in Afghanistan.

Business

Afghanistan starts exporting via railway to Turkey

Published

6 days ago

April 22, 2024

Ariana News

(Last Updated On: April 22, 2024)

The Ministry of Interior says that Afghanistan has started exporting goods to Turkey via the Herat-Khaf railway line.

In a post on X, the ministry said: “Afghanistan’s exports to Turkey started in a calm atmosphere through the Herat-Khaf railway line.”

The ministry added that one train will run daily for a month and then two trains will run daily.

According to the ministry, the security of Khaf-Herat railway line is provided by the guards of the National Public Protection Agency.

Khaf-Herat railway project not only connects Iran and Afghanistan by rail, but also completes a 2,000-kilometer route along the east-west rail corridor from China, through Uzbekistan, to Afghanistan, to Iran, and on to Turkey and Europe.

As a landlocked country, this railway network will provide a safe route to connect with Europe via Iran’s railway network and Iran’s southern ports.

This railway line is strategic for trade between Iran and Afghanistan and will allow six million tons of goods to be sent between the two countries.

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Afghanistan, Kazakhstan to hold joint expo in Kabul

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1 week ago

April 21, 2024

Ariana News

(Last Updated On: April 21, 2024)

A joint expo between Afghanistan and Kazakhstan will be held in Kabul in the next four days, officials said on Sunday.

Officials of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce said that the two-day expo will be held for the purpose of expanding and strengthening trade relations between the two countries.

“This expo will be held as a follow-up of the Kazakh-Afghan international expo, which was held in the city of Astana, Kazakhstan, with the participation of a large delegation of the government and the private sector of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,” Abdulsalam Javad Akhundzadeh, the spokesman of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, said.
“At this expo, domestic products from different sectors of Afghanistan and the Republic of Kazakhstan will be put on display for two days.”

According to officials, 40 large Kazakh companies, and 40 large Afghan companies will exhibit their products.

Mohammad Saber Latifi, head of the Afghanistan International Expo Center, said that fruits, minerals and commercial services will be displayed at the expo.

During the expo, various memorandums of understanding for the trade of goods are also expected to be signed by companies.