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    Press release of the Ministry of Finance regarding 2022 CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX
    February 3, 2023

    Press release of the Ministry of Finance regarding 2022 CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX

    According to Transparency International’s 2022 CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX, Afghanistan scored 24 points and ranked 150 out of 180 countries ruled by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, while 90% of countries have made no progress in eliminating corruption since 2017.   Though Afghanistan has made significant progress in the corruption perception index compared to previous years […]

    $1.7 Billion worth of goods exported in 10 months
    February 1, 2023

    $1.7 Billion worth of goods exported in 10 months

    KABUL, Feb. 01 – The office of the Deputy Prime Minister for economic affairs said the nation’s exports over the past 10 months topped $1.7 billion in revenue. Although the nation’s assets were frozen and sanctions were placed on its banking sector, the Afghani currency’s value has remained stable against other currencies despite all the […]

    DAB set to auction $16 million on Wednesday
    January 31, 2023

    DAB set to auction $16 million on Wednesday

    KABUL, Jan. 30 – Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) announced today that as part of its efforts to maintain the stability of the local currency, it will auction off 16 million US dollars on Wednesday. The winning bidders in the auction must clear their accounts by the end of the day, according to the Central Bank, […]

    Cotton processing, oil production factory opens in Kandahar
    January 29, 2023

    Cotton processing, oil production factory opens in Kandahar

    KANDAHAR, Jan. 29.- According to local officials, a facility in Kandahar has started producing oil and processing cotton.   According to details, the factory has the capacity to process 12 tonnes of oil and 32 tonnes of cotton in a day. Providing employment to Fifty workers.   Haji Habibullah Habibyar, the factory manager, laments the […]

    DAB to auction $16m on Sunday
    January 28, 2023

    DAB to auction $16m on Sunday

    KABUL, Jan. 28– Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) wants to auction $16 millions on Sunday 29th Janaury, said DAB in a statement. DAB requests commercial banks and exchange and financial services companies that meet the conditions to participate in this tender. The successful bidders are required to settle their accounts by the end of the auction […]

    Statement by office deputy economic PM regarding latest report of World Bank on economic situation of Afghanistan

    Statement by office deputy economic PM regarding latest report of World Bank on economic situation of Afghanistan

    The Ministry of Economic Affairs welcomes all the positive and factual points of the latest report published by the World Bank on the economic situation of Afghanistan, and considers it a clear picture of Afghanistan’s real development and economic mobility. In this report, it is said that the prices of food and petroleum products have […]

    World Bank: Revenue Collection by IEA significantly improved

    World Bank: Revenue Collection by IEA significantly improved

    KABUL, Jan. 28 – According to World Bank latest report on Afghanistan’s economy – stating that in the first nine months of the fiscal year 2022, exports were good, the exchange rate has been stable and the Islamic Emirate’s revenue collection had been very effective. The World Bank stated that inflationary pressure in Afghanistan has […]

    Minister of mines and petroleum: precious stones to be introduced in exhibitions in country and abroad
    January 26, 2023

    Minister of mines and petroleum: precious stones to be introduced in exhibitions in country and abroad

    KABUL, Jan. 26 – Islamic Emirate is trying to create exhibitions inside and outside Afghanistan to introduce precious stones if the country, says minister of Mines and Patrolman.   Sheikh Shahabuddin Delawar, the Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum, said in an interview with National Radio and Television, that in order to better introduce the […]

    DAB Distribute 100 million AFN New Banknotes to Commercial Banks

    DAB Distribute 100 million AFN New Banknotes to Commercial Banks

    KABUL, Jan. 26 – Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) says that it has distributed 100 million new banknotes to all the commercial banks of the country, in exchange for old banknotes from these banks.   Da Afghanistan Bank, as the central bank of the country, whose job is to design monetary policies and print and issue […]

    Nangarhar custom revenue increased 30%
    January 19, 2023

    Nangarhar custom revenue increased 30%

    NANGARHAR, Jan. 19 – Revenue of Nangarhar custom has increased by 785 million AFN, which is 30 percent increase as compared to the last year, say provincial custom officials of the province. According to head of Nangarhar customs Abdul Hadi Abrar that customs revenue has increased due to stopping corruption, taxes being paid and also […]

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