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Afghanistan, Pakistan agree on electricity transit fees
Afghanistan and Pakistan signed accord on the electricity transit fees for the trade of 1,300 MEW of electricity as part of the Central Asia South Asia Electricity Transmission and Trade Project (CASA-1000). The agreement was signed between Afghanistan’s Acting Finance
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Pakistan rejects Afghanistan’s fears over Dasu Dam project
Afghanistan has recently urged World Bank to halt funding of the Dasu Dam Hydropower Project in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, objecting that Afghanistan’s relevant departments were provided with the detail require information and details about the dam and the project lacked
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Pakistan rejects Afghanistan's fears over Dasu Dam project
Afghanistan has recently urged World Bank to halt funding of the Dasu Dam Hydropower Project in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, objecting that Afghanistan’s relevant departments were provided with the detail require information and details about the dam and the project lacked
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Zakhilwal, Ghani seek US economic support
PAN-Finance Minister Omar Zakhilwal and Transition Coordinator Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday held crucial talks with senior US officials on economic cooperation and American support for economic transition. Deputy Secretary of State Thomas Nides led an interagency US delegation at the
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House of Representatives rejects the draft budget
The Wolesi Jirga or the House of the Representatives rejected the draft budget amid complaints that the approval process was always inordinately delayed, creating hurdles to optimum utilization of funds. After the Senate’s approval of the budget, Finance Minister Omar
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Power project in Nangarhar completed
Cabinet ministers, parliamentarians, members of provincial council and DABS CEO attended the inaugural ceremony of the power project in Nangarhar on Saturday. The project transfers electricity from Naghlu dam to eastern Nangarhar and Laghamn provinces. Addressing the gathering, Water and
Read MoreAn overview of Ministry of Finance activities in 2011-2012
Senior staff of the Ministry of Finance held their annual activity overview meeting in Kabul Intercontinental hotel for two day on 8th May 2012. Dr. Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal Minister of Finance, Deputy Ministers of Finance, Administration, Custom and Revenue, Policy,
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