Business & Economics

The prices of Pakistani rice, cooking oil and gold surged, while that of Kazakh flour declined in outgoing week in Kabul, market sources said on Saturday.

A jirga of Pashtun elders in Chaman has urged Pakistan to reopen the Spin Boldak–Chaman crossing to resolve the problems of thousands of stranded passengers and cargo vehicles, a media report said on Wednesday.

More than 684,000 metric tonnes of goods were transported through railways from four Afghan ports during the past one month, the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) said on Tuesday.

A Chinese company has shown keen interest in investing in precious stone mines in western Ghor province.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Higher Education announced that detergent products manufactured by the Faculty of Science of Herat University have been unveiled for the

A number of Kabul residents and health experts have raised concerns about the quality of some sausage and burger meat available in the market, calling for stricter oversight by the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH).

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) says commercial memorandums of understanding worth more than $156 million were signed during the Afghanistan–Kyrgyzstan Trade Connectivity Conference held in Kabul.

After a period of staying at home without work, Eifa Alkozai entered economic and artistic activities by establishing an art gallery in Kabul, creating employment not only for herself, but also job and training opportunities for more than 30 other women.

Local officials in Herat say that 20 factories producing machine-made carpets and rugs are currently operating in the western province’s industrial park, playing a key role in meeting the country’s domestic demand.

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) says the Kyrgyzstan Chamber of Commerce has been inaugurated in Kabul, a development expected to strengthen trade relations between the two countries.

The Afghanistan-Pakistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industries (PAJCCI) on Wednesday reported that the closure of trade routes between the two countries has resulted in losses of up to $4.5 billion for Pakistan’s trade.

An Afghan delegation, led by the Deputy Minister for Food and Drugs, has visited Iran to discuss capacity building for Afghan experts and to streamline the import of food and medicines into Afghanistan.