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Afghanistan To Export $2.2bn Worth of Pine Nuts To China
Afghanistan has signed $2.2 billion worth of contracts with various Chinese firms for the export of 62,000 tons of line nuts in the next 5 years. Addressing a press conference in Kabul, Hashmatullah Ghafoori, deputy minister for irrigation and natural
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Central Asian Nations Adopt Ashgabat Initiative To Reduce Trade Barriers
The Central Asian nations of Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan adopted the Ashgabat Initiative on the reduction of barriers to trade and transport in the region. The adoption of the initiative was part of the Days of
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Bill Gates Reclaims Status As Richest Man In The World
Co-founder of the Microsoft and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation officially reclaimed his status as the world’s richest man with a net worth of $110 billion. His rival, Jeff Bezos of Amazon with a net worth of just lest
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Nomad Sedentarisation One of the Growing Sources of Conflict in Afghanistan: AREU Study Finds
According to a research paper titled “Nomad Settler Conflict in Afghanistan Today”, nomad sedentarisation has been of growing importance as a source of conflict. And, the nature and character of the conflict have changed considerably since the last few analyses were published around 2007-2010.
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A 10-km Road Benefiting 600,000 Citizens Being Built in Badakhshan
The construction work of a 1-kilomger road in Feyzabad, Badakhshan was officially inaugurated by the governor of Badakhshan together with the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Transport, the Director of Roads Operation and Maintenance Department (ROMD) and provincial officials
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20 New Factories Established in Herat’s Industrial Park
With an investment of over $50 million, 20 new factories have been established in Herat’s Industrial Park over the past 8 months. The factories are operating in the areas of food production and reconstruction materials. According to figures from Herat’s
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Procurement, Trade and Investment Opportunities in Afghanistan
Afghanistan has adopted the market economy in the constitution of the country and has experienced a slight recovery in growth since 2015, with growth accelerating to 2.3 percent in 2016 and reaching 2.7 percent in 2017. Afghanistan’s total GDP was
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Germany’s New EUR 72mn Funds to Afghanistan Conditional Upon Good Governance
The State Secretary of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Martin Jaeger, together with Dr Mohammad HumayonQayoumi, Afghanistan’s Acting Minister of Finance, affirmed the continued German support to Afghanistan. By the end of 2019, the German
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Burj Khalifa Lights Up With Birthday Message for Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan, also known as King Khan, turned 54 today! And like every year, fans gathered outside Mannat to wish him on his birthday. Even Mumbai rains couldn’t stop them from assembling for their favorite superstar’s birthday. But outside of
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China Wins WTO’s Permission to Impose $3.6bn in Sanctions Against US
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has given China the go-ahead to impose $3.6 billion in sanctions against the United States of America. The amount is roughly half the amount China had sought as retaliatory tariffs on imported US goods for
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Afghan Female Entrepreneur Among 2020 Visionary Awards Honorees of Silicon Valley Forum
Serial entrepreneur, CEO and President of Digital Citizen Fund, digital Citizen Brew and EdyEdy is among the Silicon Valley Forum’s 22nd Annual Visionaries. The awardees will be honored on February 6th, 2020 at Domenico Winery in San Carlos, California. Since
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