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Collection System of Credit Cards Not Transparent: Acting Minister

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7 years ago

February 6, 2017

(Last Updated On: October 24, 2022)

After the Government of Afghanistan has suspended the Minister of Communication and Information Technology Abdul Razaq Wahidi and assigning of a delegation to review corruption case within the Ministry, now the new Acting Minister of Ministry of Communication and Information Technology Sayed Ahmad Shah Saadat urged that there is no system exists and collection system of credit cards was not transparent.

He said, “No system exists and collection system of credit cards was not transparent.”

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani during a decree has called the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology to start collecting of 10 percent of tax from the cell phone credit cards 16 months ago, and a system was expected to be established.

Chief of Integrity Watch Afghanistan Sayed Ikram Afzali said, “They have started to collect 10 percent of credit cards without creating a proper and safe system, now huge corruption has been committed, no one was identified, what is happening was foresaid it before.”

Meanwhile officials at Ministry of Finance insisted collection, monitoring, programming of the credit cards is the responsibility of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.

“Collection of the credit cards is counted as none taxation incomes and is the responsibility of Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.” Ministry of Finance Spokesman Ajmal Hameed Abdul Rahimzai said.

Based on the estimation 22 million sim cards were distributed through the country where 17 million Sims are active paying taxation.

And according to the estimation in the past 16 months 5, 6 billion Afghani collected and dumped into the Government accounts from the credit cards used.

Reported by: Lida Naizi

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Azizi meets with head of Tatarstan on sidelines of Kazan Forum

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3 hours ago

May 16, 2024

Ariana News

(Last Updated On: May 16, 2024)

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry said Thursday acting minister Nooruddin Azizi met with the leader of Russia’s autonomous republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Nurgaliyevich Minnikhanov, on the sidelines of a meeting in Kazan.

According to the ministry, Azizi met with Minnikhanov on the sidelines of the Kazan Forum – the 15th International Economic Forum of Russia and the Islamic World.

The two officials discussed bilateral trade relations, the establishment of the Russian Trade House in Afghanistan, the visit of Minnikhanov to Kabul, investment in electricity production, water transfer, mining, cultural and economic cooperation and other matters.

This annual meeting is held by Russia and the 14th round of this meeting was also held in the same country last year.

The main goal of the forum is to strengthen trade and economic, scientific and technical, social and cultural ties between Russian regions and the countries of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), as well as to promote the development of the Islamic financial system institutions in Russia.

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Afghanistan’s imports and exports totaled $10.3 billion last year

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1 day ago

May 15, 2024

Ariana News

(Last Updated On: May 15, 2024)

The National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) said on Wednesday that last year, the value of exports totaled $1.79 billion while imports totaled $8.57 billion.

According to NSIA, fruits accounted for the largest share of export items last year, totaling over $645 million.

Medicinal plants, minerals and vegetables were the next top three items respectively to be exported.

Meanwhile, petroleum and oil accounted for the largest portion of imported goods, totaling over $1.37 billion.

Another large portion of the total amount imported went to machinery, vehicles and parts. This totaled over $1.15 billion, followed by textiles, metals and metal products.

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Acting commerce minister heads to Russia to attend Kazan Forum

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2 days ago

May 14, 2024

Ariana News

(Last Updated On: May 14, 2024)

Nooruddin Azizi, Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce, headed to Russia to participate in an international economic meeting in Kazan, Tatarstan.

The aim of the Russia-Islamic World: KazanForum 2024, the 15th edition of the forum, is to offer a platform for leading international economic and financial specialists from the Islamic world to strengthen ties between the countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the regions of the Russian Federation in the economic, educational, social and cultural spheres, Anadolu Agency reported.

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce said that Azizi, leading a high-level delegation of the Islamic Emriate, traveled to Tatarstan at the invitation of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.

The forum is held between May 14 and 19.

The forum also aims to promote the development of Islamic financial institutions in Russia and worldwide, with a focus on joint international projects and programs, according to Anadolu Agency.

More than 80 nations are expected to participate in the event, including representatives of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Malaysia, Türkiye, Iran, Libya, and other OIC member states.