Prominent entrepreneur, international investor and a member of the Saudi Royal family, Prince Al-Walid bin Talal bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, said yesterday in a meeting with the Afghan President Hamid Karzai here in Kabul, that perception given by media about Afghanistan has been inaccurate. “Afghanistan has plenty of investment opportunities and the conditions security-wise [...]

Japan to provide a fresh grant of 3 billion Japanese Yen (approximately 29 million U.S. dollars) to Afghanistan. the two countries signed an agreement in Kabul yesterday
Hideo Sato, the ambassador of Japan to Afghanistan, and Mohammad Kabir Farahi, the deputy to Afghan Foreign Ministry, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective governments.
The grant, which [...]

For the first time since its establishment, the Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) has published an Investors’ Directory of its registered companies, which aims to market the businesses within Afghanistan and abroad as well as ease communications between the companies, customers and other interested parties.
Director of Research and Policy Department of AISA, Said Mubin Shah, [...]

Mohammad Ehsan Zia the Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development signed 19 development contracts worth US$1,649,752 with the private companies in Kandahar province.
These project which are designed to provide needed facilities, respond the socio-economic necessities and improve the quality of life in rural communities and include construction of 2 health clinics, construction of 12.5km road, [...]

With the support of the FAO Integrated Dairy Development project in Herat Province, farmers of primary cooperatives in Enjil, Guzara and Karokh districts have been organised into a higher level cooperative structure called the Herat Livestock Development Union (HLDU). This is the first livestock development union in Herat, and the fourth union established in the [...]

Safi Airways is now flying from Kabul to London Gtawick Airport and to Frankfurt. Safi Airways would be the first afghan airline to fly to to London and the first private afghan airline to fly to Frankfurt. Only the sate owned Ariana Airlines fly to Frankfurt at the moment.
Thousands on Afghans are [...]

Afghanistan’s 3rd quarter Exports in 2007 increased by 19.6% compared to 2006 according to figures from Central Statistics Office. In the third quarter of 2007 Afghanistan’s exports reached $107 million vs. $87 million for same period in 2006.

Private investment is expected to rise in 2008 despite a fall last year. This was announced by Dr. Zakhilwal, the President of Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) in a press conference on January 28, 2008 at AISA Headquarter. The conference, which was attended by a large group of Kabul-based media members, highlighted AISA’s achievements, activities, [...]

With the completion of a number of power supply projects including three solar power and cable repairing projects, the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development enlightened the houses of 1110 villager in provinces of Maidan Wardak, Nangarhar and Kabul.
The solar power projects include installation of 334 solar panels in 9 villages of Deh-mirdad district in [...]

As Pajhwak News reports, the first-ever private insurance “Afghan Insurance Company,” starts operation in Kabul with a two million dollars investment.
Asad Sakhi Farhad, president of the Afghan Insurance Company, confirmed, taht the firm had paid two million US dollars to the Finance Ministry to obtain a licence.
In case of death or damage, the company [...]