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    Current Year’s Custom Revenues Surpasses 100 Billion AFN
    February 20, 2023

    Current Year’s Custom Revenues Surpasses 100 Billion AFN

    KABUL, Feb. 20 – For the first time in the history of Afghanistan’s customs, 11 Billion AFN revenue has been collected from the country’s customs during 11 months of this fiscal year (1401), said ministry of finance in a statement. Before the rule of the Islamic Emirate, the annual revenue of the country’s customs had […]

    DAB set to auction $17 million on Sunday
    February 11, 2023

    DAB set to auction $17 million on Sunday

    KABUL, Feb. 11 – Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) wants to auction up to 17 million US dollars on Sunday, said the central bank in a statement. The central Bank of Afghanistan requests all eligible commercial banks and exchange and financial services companies to participate in this tender and successful bidders are required to settle their […]

    Hairatan-Mazar Railway Resumes After Brief Closure

    Hairatan-Mazar Railway Resumes After Brief Closure

    KABUL, Feb. 11 – The transportation of commodities through the Hairatan-Mazar e Sharif railway began on Friday after a 10-day closure, as 50 wagons entered the country on Friday, said Afghanistan Railway Authority (ARA) officials. After three-days of negotiations between the delegation of the Islamic Emirate, led by the acting head of the Afghanistan Railway […]

    Tree plantation drive kicks off in Laghman
    February 8, 2023

    Tree plantation drive kicks off in Laghman

    LAGHMAN, Feb. 08 – The campaign has been started today by Laghman Department of Information and Culture, youth management, with the efforts of volunteer youth and sportsmen, planting a number of saplings in front of the Department of Information and Culture. Mawlawi Abdul Noor Rasooli, head of information and culture, said: “The weather has improved […]

    Women’s Handicrafts Exhibition Organized in Baghlan

    Women’s Handicrafts Exhibition Organized in Baghlan

    BAGHLAN, Feb. 08 – The Provinical Department of Information and Culture of Baghlan has  organized a handicrafts exhibition together with businessmen and women entrepreneurs, says local officials of the department. Hamdullah Mubarak and many officials participated in opening ceremony of the exhibition Mr. Mustafa Hashmi said: The purpose of this exhibition is to market women’s […]

    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 […]

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