By Mitra Majeedy
YESTERDAY - 12:02 AM
Joint Chamber of Commerce to Form With Iran Next Solar Year
The Ministry of Economy said that the formation of the joint chamber will boost economic development.
Officials within the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment said that a joint chamber of commerce with both Afghanistan and Iran will be formed in the next solar year.
The Chamber of Commerce of Afghanistan and Iran is aiming to boost commerce between the two neighboring countries, the ACCI said.
"The executive board of the ACCI decided to establish a joint chamber of commerce. A commission has been appointed and it is working on the draft. It is almost completed. We proposed a temporary board," said Khanjan Alokozai, a member of the ACCI board.
"With the launch of this chamber, the trade and economic activities will increase. The traders from your country (Afghanistan) and our traders (Iran) will be engaged in face to face cooperation and it will increase the level of cooperation," said Taqwa Minsion, university instructor in Iran.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Economy said that the formation of the joint chamber will boost economic development.
"The formation of a joint chamber of Afghanistan and Iran will benefit the growth of the country’s economy, and efforts will be made to improve the economic relations of Afghanistan with neighboring countries," said Abdul Latif Nazari, Deputy Minister of Economy.
"If the chambers are managed to both attract foreign investment and produce products and export them abroad, the increase of exports and attracting investments will solve two major issues, which are poverty and unemployment," said Abdul Naseer Rishtia, an economist.
Afghanistan currently has joint chambers of commerce with Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
https://tolonews.com/business-182542
By Mitra Majeedy
05 MARCH 2023 - Edited: 05 MARCH 2023
Iranian Trade Center Opened in Kabul
A major trade center, described as a permanent exhibition, sponsored by Iran was inaugurated in the presence of Islamic Emirate officials and a newly arrived Iranian delegation in Kabul on Sunday.
An Iranian delegation has also come to Kabul for the event, the Iranian govt announced.
The head of the trading center, Samana Abdullahi, said that the center will begin activities in the coming solar year 1402.
“Our presence was just to inaugurate the trade center and all of our main programs in practice will be implemented professionally in 1402 based on the needs of Afghanistan,” she said.
“This center ... will provide trade, legal and economic consultations between the companies from the republic of Iran and brotherly country Afghanistan,” said Rostayee, the trade attaché of Iran's embassy.
The acting Minister of Industry and Commerce (MoIC), Nooruddin Azizi, urged the Iranian delegation to make efforts to improve the trade facilities for the Afghan exports.
“(Featured are) Afghan commodities, particularly in the agriculture sector, including dry fruits and other products. We are trying to get good licenses for vendors of these commodities,” Azizi said.
Meanwhile, the acting head of Agriculture and Livestock, Mirwais Hajizada, said that holding such an exhibition is good for the expansion of economic relations of Afghanistan with the neighboring countries.
“Wherever the exhibition is, either in Afghanistan, Iran or Pakistan or other countries, it benefits our country. It enhances the economic relations of our country, but on condition that the imports should not be at equal level to the production inside the country,” he said.
The trade center of Iran was inaugurated at an 11-flat compound in Parwan-e-2 square in Kabul.
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By Bibi Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews' Reporter
15 MARCH 2023
Acting Minister of Industry and Mines Visits Iran
Earlier, a delegation from Iran visited Kabul and opened a permanent exhibition and trade center in Kabul.
The acting Minister of Industry and Mines is visiting Iran, where he met with the country’s officials over the enhancement of trade, economic and transit relations, a spokesman for the ministry said.
MoIC spokesman Akhundzada Absul Salam said that they are trying to increase the trade rate between Kabul and Tehran to more than $10 billion annually.
"Our trade rate will reach more than $10 billion annually," he said.
Azizi visited the Cha Bahar port and many factories and economic zones of Iran.
The Afghanistan Chamber of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock said that the level of imports from Iran is high.
"The Afghan traders have always had imports from Iran. There have always been imports of food materials, agricultural materials and construction materials. But Iran has never allowed exports from Afghanistan to Iran," said Mirwais Hajizada, deputy head of the chamber.
The traders believe that necessary opportunities should be facilitated between the two countries to balance trade relations.
"Afghanistan is still one of the importers of Iran products. We can provide opportunities so Iran's products can enter many other countries via Afghanistan," said Mahbobullah Mohammadi, a trader.
"We have banking problems with Iran. The money is not transacted through banks," said Khairuddin Mayel, a member of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment.
Earlier, a delegation from Iran visited Kabul and opened a permanent exhibition and trade center in Kabul.
Earlier, a delegation from Iran visited Kabul and opened a permanent exhibition and trade center in Kabul.
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