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
Some jewelers in southern Ghazni province have complained against dwindling jewelry business in the province and said people not willing to buy gold these days. Jewelers linked dwindling business with the ongoing economic problems faced by the people, depreciation of dollar, high tariff and said jewelry business was going down and people have started selling More
The Mofeed Group has opened their cargo branch in capital Kabul making it the first Cargo Company in the country to operate. The inauguration event was held in the Kabul Airport where high-ranking officials were also present. Abdul Karim Raufi, representative of Mufeed Group during his opening remarks said that 18 tonnes of goods were More
Pakistan’s State Minister for finance Ayesha Ghaus Pasha has said that International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lost trust in Pakistan and to restore the lost trust the government was trying to implement every condition of IMF on priority basis. Briefing the Pakistani upper house committee for finance, Ms. Pasha seemed quite optimist regarding getting financial More
