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Procurement System Reform, Challenges Ahead of Anti-Corruption Efforts in Afghanistan
Existence of many anti-corruption institutions have paved the way for more corruption in governmental organs as Afghanistan struggles to respond the corruption crisis.
Yama Yari, the General Director of National Procurement Authority, who was speaking in a press conference in Kabul on Wednesday said,” the problem with several anti-corruption institutions will be discussed next weeks in the High Council for Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption where civil society activists and our international colleagues will join us as well and we hope the gathering find a solution to resolve the issues with existence of multiple anti-corruption institutions.”
He insisted that the National Unity Government has inherited corruption from his predecessor and it needs wide and long-term efforts to tackle it.
Yari announced that more than a hundred companies have been black listed by the government of Afghanistan during the last two years as a part of the anti-corruption campaigns.
“More than a hundred private companies participated in the government procurement system have been blacklisted,” Yari added.
Since its establishment, the office of the President National Procurement Authority has approved about 2,100 contracts worth 345 billion Afghanis and according to the officials the commission has saved about 18 billion Afghanis for the war-torn country.
By: Hesamuddin Hesam
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Afghanistan can become important industrial center in region: Hanafi
Deputy Prime Minister for Administrative Affairs Abdul Salam Hanafi says Afghanistan has the potential to become one of the most important industrial centers in the region.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the national and international expo on the occasion of Industry Week, Hanafi said that the growth of industry lays the foundation for the growth of other economic sectors and that the Islamic Emirate fully supports domestic production in the country.
“Afghanistan has important and rich factors for industrial production, which can become one of the important industrial centers in the region. The growth of industry will be the basis for the growth of other economic sectors, especially agriculture,” said Hanafi.
Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce, Nooruddin Azizi, added that the IEA has programs in the fields of industry development and support for the private sector that will make Afghanistan self-sufficient.
Azizi stated that Afghanistan’s industrial sector is currently progressing and the quality of export goods has also improved.
Some investors said at the ceremony that after the return of the IEA, the country’s exports have increased and the number of manufacturing companies has also increased.
This expo is open to visitors for seven days, and industrial products are showcased in 450 booths.
Women in business also attended the meeting.
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Afghanistan, Pakistan agree on new travel mechanism for truckers
Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed on the issuance of a temporary admission document for transporters of commercial goods, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Transport and Aviation announced on Sunday.
The ministry said in an announcement that truck drivers and their assistants carrying commercial goods from Afghanistan and Pakistan must have this document with them at the crossings.
Based on the announcement, the document will be issued to Afghans at the Pakistani embassy in Kabul and its consulate in Kandahar.
For Pakistanis, the document is distributed at the office of the Afghanistan transport attaché in Peshawar and Quetta.
The Ministry of Transportation and Aviation asked owners and drivers of trucks to submit the required documents to their respective transportation companies by June 1.
The ministry warned that after June 1, trucks cannot travel between the two countries without having the temporary admission document.
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Pakistan: Consultations underway on preferential trade agreement with Afghanistan
Pakistani officials have announced that consultations are underway with stakeholders on preferential trade agreements with Afghanistan and Azerbaijan.
According to Dawn newspaper, the issue was announced on Friday in a meeting on trade chaired by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
In the meeting, the strict monitoring of Afghan Transit Trade was also emphasized.
Pakistani officials have not provided further details on preferential trade with Afghanistan and Azerbaijan.
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