Afghans have invested more than 20 billion dollars in the United Arab Emirates. A significant portion of this capital now shows interest in being invested in Afghanistan. Prominent businessmen such as Mirwais Azizi, along with others, have expressed their desire to invest in their homeland. However, the closure of girls’ education remains a major obstacle — an issue that has discouraged many Afghan investors residing in the UAE and other countries from investing in Afghanistan.
The key questions are: What facilities and opportunities does the UAE provide for Afghan investors that are absent in Afghanistan? What is the current level of trade relations between Afghanistan and the UAE? And how can Afghanistan benefit from this major global trade hub?
On these issues, we held an exclusive interview with Haji Obaidullah Sader Khail, Chairman of the Afghan Business Council in the UAE, which we now present to you.
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