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  • Agribusiness WG Endorses a Pilot of the Village Information Kiosk... Agribusiness WG Endorses a Pilot of the Village Information Kiosk...
    Publish Date: Feb 29, 2012
    Agribusiness WG Endorses a Pilot of the Village Information Kiosk SystemA pilot of the Village Information Kiosk (VIK) system, a technology designed by VillageKeepers to improve the lives of Afghan villagers through enhanced...
  • Conversion of former Gereshk Cotton Factory into a turnkey facility Conversion of former Gereshk Cotton Factory into a turnkey facility
    Publish Date: Feb 29, 2012
     Conversion of former Gereshk Cotton Factory into a turnkey facilityThe U.S. Department of the Army signed an agreement with the Government of Afghanistan on the 7th of July 2011 to spend approximately US$3 million...
  • New Cashmere Processing Facility to be established at the Herat Fibres... New Cashmere Processing Facility to be established at the Herat Fibres...
    Publish Date: Feb 29, 2012
    New Cashmere Processing Facility to be established at the Herat Fibers and Textile ParkOn the 28th of June 2011, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry signed a leasing agreement with two international firms, Cashmere Fibers...
  • ANMDP ESMF (DRAFT to be disclosed) ANMDP ESMF (DRAFT to be disclosed)
    Publish Date: Mar 26, 2011
     AfghanistanNew Market Development Project Environment and Social Management FrameworkMarch 2011 ContentsExecutive summary. 41.    Project objectives and components. 6Development Objectives. 6Project...
  • Second Annual U.S. Afghanistan Trade And Investment Council Meeting... Second Annual U.S. Afghanistan Trade And Investment Council Meeting...
    Publish Date: Dec 23, 2010
    WASHINGTON, DC – Afghanistan’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Dr. Mir Muhammad Amin Farhang concluded his third official visit to the U.S. on July 11, 2007 following the second official meeting of the...
  • Formalising The Afghanistan Economy - Efforts Of The Ministry Of... Formalising The Afghanistan Economy - Efforts Of The Ministry Of...
    Publish Date: Dec 23, 2010
    The Ministry of Commerce and Industry is dedicated to fostering private sector development, aiming to ensure an equal and transparent environment for doing business, and to improve the investment climate. Hence we are committed to...
  • Understanding Private Sector Development in the Provinces Understanding Private Sector Development in the Provinces
    Publish Date: Dec 23, 2010
    Ministry Visit to Mazar-e Sharif and Kunduz July 2006The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, led by Mr. Said Noor Aqa Mozafari (Director of the Domestic Trade Department) recently visited business and government representatives as...
  • Legal And Regulatory Reform For Commercial Transactions Legal And Regulatory Reform For Commercial Transactions
    Publish Date: Dec 23, 2010
    A key pillar of the Ministry of Commerce and Industries’ work in support of private sector development is to establish a legal and regulatory framework necessary for the functioning of an efficient free market economy, and...
  • Ministry Introduces Investor Roadmap Ministry Introduces Investor Roadmap
    Publish Date: Dec 23, 2010
    On 17 October, 2006, H.E. Excellency Dr Mir Muhammad Amin Farhang, Minister of Commerce and Industries, made the first public presentation of the MoCI’s Investor Roadmap to an audience of donors and other organizations...
  • Fast Track Procurement (FTP) Fast Track Procurement (FTP)
    Publish Date: Dec 23, 2010
    The Ministry of Commerce and Industries has decided to delegate the definition of the reformed structure and process for privatizing the petroleum enterprise to an advisory company well versed in privatization and petroleum...