Category : Economic

Economic

Poverty rate rises by 17 percent following coronavirus outbreak in Afghanistan, UNDP

Published: by Kabul TimesOctober 6, 2020

October 6, 20200787

By: Shukria Kohistani The United Nations’ Development Program (UNDP) in its report on impacts of coronavirus outbreak says the pandemic has resulted in increasing poverty...

Economic

Trade and investment in Afghanistan

Published: by Kabul TimesOctober 5, 2020October 5, 2020

October 5, 2020October 5, 20200716

By: Mohammad Ibrahim Hafizi Trade and investment play an essential role in economic sector of Afghanistan all the time, because it is a land looked...

Economic

Women entrepreneurs concerning over lack of markets for their products

Published: by Kabul TimesOctober 5, 2020

October 5, 20200326

By: Shukria Kohistani Despite that Afghan women entrepreneurs are facing with big problems and challenges, they have been able to play active role in private...

Economic

Afghanistan, Iran to complete border railway in three months

Published: by Kabul TimesOctober 4, 2020

October 4, 20200435

By: The Kabul Times KABUL: Iran says that the Khaf-Herat railway border stations will be completed in less than three months. Deputy for the Iranian...

Economic

Iran exports $1.1bn goods to Afghanistan via Dogharoon in past six months

Published: by Kabul TimesOctober 4, 2020

October 4, 20200431

By: The Kabul Times KABUL: About $1.16 billion worth of goods were exported to Afghanistan through Dogharoon Special Economic Zone over the past six months...

Economic National

ADB approves $110m grant to boost power supply in Afghanistan

TheKabulTimesOctober 3, 2020

October 3, 20200463

KABUL: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $110m grant in Afghanistan to boost power supply and to strengthen the country’s energy sector. The...

Economic Government National

Afghanistan’s location has turned country into a regional economic roundabout: President Ghani

TheKabulTimesOctober 3, 2020

October 3, 20200747

KABUL: Presiding over the introductory meeting of Economic Policy Advisory Board on Thursday evening at the Presidential Palace, where experts from Harvard Center for International Development were connected via video...

Economic Government National

HEC: President Ghani approves land distribution, stimulus packages for small businesses

TheKabulTimesOctober 3, 2020

October 3, 20200755

KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani discussed land distribution, second phase of Kajaki hydropower dam project, and providing stimulus packages to small businesses on Thursday morning...

Economic National

Afghanistan, Turkmenistan sign three MoUs & one economic cooperation agreement

Published: by Kabul TimesOctober 1, 2020

October 1, 20200573

By: The Kabul Times KABUL: Three Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and an economic cooperation agreement have been signed in presence of President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani,...

Economic National

A “robust private sector” is govt’s major objective: President Ghani

Published: by Kabul TimesSeptember 30, 2020

September 30, 20200547

By: The Kabul Times KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani officially inaugurated Afghanistan Chambers Federation late on Monday at the Presidential Palace, a presidential press office statement...

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