Economy
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan Remains Among World’s Low-Income Economies
DID Press: Afghanistan remains classified as a low-income economy in the World Bank’s latest income classification for fiscal year 2027, with no indication that the country has moved into a higher income group. The World Bank divides the world’s economies…
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Afghanistan Chambers Sign MoU to Establish Joint-Stock Company
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Investment and the Chamber of Industries and Mines signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday to establish a joint-stock company aimed at financing major economic and infrastructure projects. The agreement was signed in…
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Fuel Prices Surge, Adding to Economic Pressure in Afghanistan
DID Press: Fuel prices across Afghanistan have risen by about 50% over the past month, putting additional pressure on household budgets and local businesses. Sources say the sharp increase in fuel prices has forced many Afghans to reduce their consumption…
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Afghanistan, Kuwait Seek to Expand Trade and Investment Cooperation
DID Press: Afghanistan and Kuwait have discussed expanding trade and investment cooperation, according to Afghanistan’s embassy in Kuwait. Mohammad Shafiq Khatib, Afghanistan’s chargé d’affaires in Kuwait, met with Kuwaiti investor Ajeej Khalaf and a number of Kuwaiti businessmen and investors…
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Pakistan: Protests Erupt Over Fuel Price Hikes and Heavy Taxes
DID Press: Thousands of people took part in demonstrations in several Pakistani cities, protesting rising fuel prices, heavy taxation and mounting inflation. Thousands of Pakistanis marched in major cities across the country, including Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi, against the government’s…
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Kabul’s Diplomatic Deadlock: Why the World Still Misreads the Taliban After Five Years?
DID Press: Five years after the fall of Kabul and the Taliban’s return to power, Afghanistan is facing one of the most complex and prolonged legitimacy crises in its modern history. From the first days of August 2021, the Taliban…
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US Think Tank: Taliban Exploit Afghanistan’s Mineral Wealth
DID Press: A US think tank says Afghanistan’s mineral sector, estimated to be worth up to $1 trillion, has come under increasingly centralized Taliban control since the group returned to power in August 2021, with limited transparency surrounding mining contracts…
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$30 Million Oil Refinery Begins Operations in Afghanistan’s Sar-e Pul
DID Press: An oil refinery with an investment of $30 million has begun operations in Afghanistan’s northern Sar-e Pul province, with a daily processing capacity of 600 tonnes of crude oil. Officials at the refinery said the required crude oil…
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Construction Begins on $143 Million Gulbahar Cement Plant in Herat
DID Press: Construction has begun on the Gulbahar cement plant in Zindajan district of western Afghanistan’s Herat province, with an investment of $143 million. The project is expected to be completed within two years and will have a production capacity…
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Economy
US Supreme Court Orders Return of $100 Billion in Trump Tariffs
DID Press: US Supreme Court has ruled that a significant portion of former President Donald Trump’s tariffs was unlawful and ordered the return of nearly $100 billion collected from affected companies. The amount represents about 60 percent of the $165…
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