Afghanistan shares industry and commerce ministry’s priorities with donors, international organizations

Afghanistan has shared Ministry of Industry and Commerce’s key priorities with donor institutions and international organizations, focusing on investment, support for domestic businesses, export expansion and job creation.

The priorities were presented at the seventh meeting on aligning the priorities of Afghanistan’s sectoral institutions with development partners, held on Wednesday in in Kabul.

According to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, the ministry’s priorities include creating investment opportunities across the country, establishing business centers, supporting small and medium-sized enterprises, improving the marketing of domestic products, and expanding the processing and packaging of locally manufactured goods.

The agenda also includes expanding exports and strengthening productive industries, with the broader aim of promoting economic growth, supporting the private sector and creating employment opportunities.

The meeting was intended to help coordinate future assistance and development cooperation with the ministry’s identified priorities.

Representatives of donor institutions and international organizations welcomed the initiative and thanked the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce for sharing the priorities. They said they would align their future assistance and cooperation with the areas identified.