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July 22, 2013 by PKR

Afghanistan introduces new incentives for foreign investors

Amid an uncertain peace process and the gradual withdrawal of US and NATO forces, Afghanistan’s government has announced a set of measures intended to woo foreign investors to the country, according to Al Jazeera. The incentives include providing land at almost no cost to industrialists, seven-year tax exemptions for factory owners and 10-year, low-interest loans […]

Filed Under: Foreign Investment, Incentives & Barriers Tagged With: Afghanistan

July 18, 2013 by PKR

Afghanistan shuts border to US materiel over customs spat

The Washington Post reports that Afghan authorities have prevented US and NATO military shipments from crossing the country’s borders and demanded that the US pay $70 million in fines for failing to submit customs forms. The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction warned in a letter to Congress last month that Afghan ministries were seeking […]

Filed Under: International Disputes/Dimensions of Sovereignty Tagged With: Afghanistan

July 16, 2013 by PKR

Afghanistan agencies reform business licensing process

The ministries and agencies responsible for regulating businesses in Afghanistan say they have “streamlined” the registration and licensing process, reducing the time it takes for Afghan businesses to obtain licenses from one month to two days, according to TOLO News. Muzammil Shinwari, the Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industries, said that with the implementation of […]

Filed Under: Foreign Investment, Policy & Regulation Tagged With: Afghanistan, licensing

June 17, 2013 by PKR

Railroads connect, divide Central Asian neighbors

Earlier this month, officials from Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan officially launched the effort to build a 400-kilometer railroad connecting the three countries. The new railroad will hypothetically provide producers in landlocked Tajikistan and Afghanistan with a new route to the Caspian Sea, while potentially opening South Asian markets to Turkmenistan and the other states of inner […]

Filed Under: Disputes & Agreements, Foreign Investment Tagged With: Afghanistan, Central Asia, rail, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan

May 20, 2013 by PKR

Afghan ministry works to build capacity in the face of uncertainty

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines is seeking the assistance of mining experts from universities in Western Australia in an effort to build a corps of trained Afghan geologists. Afghanistan’s rough terrain hides massive mineral wealth; a shortage of qualified professionals in the mineral sciences and applied fields is only one of the hurdles to resource development […]

Filed Under: Foreign Investment, Incentives & Barriers Tagged With: Afghanistan, Mining, regulation

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