The precious stones and gems market has been improved recently following an increase in the number of foreign tourists in the northern Balkh province. Shopkeepers associated with the precious stones business said as a result of an increase in the number of foreign tourists to the province and the halt of precious stones smuggling the More

Business leaders have urged the Pakistani government to open Ghulam Khan and Kharlachi crossings for full trade activities with Afghanistan. Excessive transport burden at the Torkham post would ease considerably if trade via the two crossings was allowed, they said in a joint statement. The call was issued by Pak-Afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce and More

Afghanistan has resumed exports and imports through Chabahar port in Iran after a pause lasting two years, officials in northwestern Nimroz province said on Saturday. Maulvi Asif Asif, Nimroz land transportation head, told Pajhwok Afghan News: “Chabahar port, which remained inactive for two years, had created difficulties for traders in transferring commercial goods, but now More

Pakistan’s export of goods and services to Afghanistan rose by 3.63 percent during the first half of the current fiscal year. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said overall exports to the neighbouring country were recorded at $260.716 million between July-and December. According to data from the central bank, exports to Afghanistan stood at $251.580 More

Raisin’s export of the Parwan Raisin Production Factory to Russian has doubled and the number of its women workers increased to 78, according to the factory chief on Sunday. Women workers of the factory are happy that they have an opportunity to work. According to a local official, after the takeover Taliban 15 industries had More

The Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry in northern Jawzjan province says the number of women applying for business licenses has increased compared to the past. Fatima Nik Rasouli, director the chamber, told Pajhwok that currently 2,433 businesswomen were registered with their department. She said there was no accurate number of businesswomen from previous years, More

Women’s interest in making handicrafts and marketing has increased in central Bamyan province and they seek government’s cooperation in selling their products. Najiba Karimi said she has been making and selling handicrafts in Bamyan city since last three months. She was a government employee, but started producing and selling handicrafts after losing her job to More

The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has ordered a halt to gur (jaggery) exports to neighbouring Afghanistan. While directing the Customs Department to enforce the Export Policy Order of 2022, the court sought from it comments within a fortnight. Muttahida Enterprises, a private company, has petitioned PHC against the authorities’ refusal to let it export jiggery More

A Turkish company has expressed its willingness to produce locomotives in Afghanistan in return for minerals. The Afghanistan Railways Authority (ARA) wrote on its twitter that ARA head Mullah Bakht Rahman Sharafat paid a technical visit to Turkey’s Kardemir steel production company yesterday as per the agenda of the 31st meeting of the Middle Eastern branch More

Residents of Namak Aab district of northern Takhar province complain the suspension of extraction works at the Taqcha Khana salt mine has rendered hundreds of people jobless and want the government to resume the mining. Haji Gull Mohammad, a resident of Namak Aab district, said extraction works at TaqchaKhana salt mine were suspended some months More