Economy & Development
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Afghanistan,Turkmenistan sign 7 agreements
The governments of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan signed 7 agreements concerning bilateral cooperation in various fields at the end of a meeting on Monday between President Ashraf Ghani and his Turkmen counterpart
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ADB to build 2nd phase of Salang tunnel
The Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) announced on Monday that the contract for the second phase of Salang tunnel was awarded to an Australian company
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CSO: Afghanistan must boost economic growth
The Central Statistics Organization (CSO) urged the government to enhance their efforts in boosting the economy to increase the annual economic growth due to the population growth
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‘Transparency agreement’ signed between Afghan ministries and CoST
The Construction Sector Transparency Initiative (CoST) of Afghanistan signed an agreement with the Ministries of Rural Rehabilitation and Development and Ministry of Public Works
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Afghan-Indian cargo exchange to kick off very soon
India’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that the first flight of the Afghanistan-India air corridor is likely to operate in the weekend or early next week
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World Bank helps $500mn to Afghanistan
The World Bank today announced a financing package for Afghanistan of more than $500 million to help the country through ...
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Third Electricity Transformer Installed in Nangarhar
A third electricity transformer has been installed in Jalalabad city of eastern Nangarhar province providing an additional electricity supply of 40 megawatts of electricity
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Afghanistan, China sign MoUs for railway network, electricity projects
Afghanistan and China have signed Memorandum of Understandings for reconstruction of railway network from Sherkhan Port to Herat and implementation of the electricity project on Kabul-Kunar River
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Olive production to boost 1,200 tons this year
The local officials in eastern Nangarhar province expect the olive production to surpass 1,200 tons this year
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Afghanistan to issue national fiber optic licenses
The government of Afghanistan is determined to develop its fiber optic backbone in order to improve the quality telecom services in the country
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