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ACCI’s First Deputy to the Board of Directors Mr. Haji Muhammad Younus Muhmand, Chairman to the International Relations of the Board of Directors Engineer Sayed Jawid Burhan, Chairman to the Finance of the Board of Directors Mr. Sherin Agha Sakhi, Khan Jan Alokzay, Asmatullah Wardak, Zakaria Baryali, Muhammad Dawood Yousufzay, Ziauddin Achakzay, and Sayed Parwez Sadat Hofyani members to the Board of Directors, Monitoring and Evaluation Committee’s Secretary Mr. Abdul Matin Qalandari, Chairman to the Industry Chamber Mr. Sher Baz Kamin Zada and traders of the country met with Acting Minister of the External Affairs of the Afghanistan Islamic Emirates Mawlawe Ameer Khan Muttaqe and discussed the existing problems of the Private Sector.

Mr. Muhmand said, “Fostering relationships with the neighboring and regional countries lead to the economic development of the country.”
He, furthermore, articulated the existing problems of the traders as:
• Afghan traders not being able to get visas of the regional countries
• Banks providing limited services
And asked the Afghanistan Islamic Emirates to provide legal solutions for foregoing problems.

Mr. Alokozay expressed his happy feelings about coming to the power of the new government and said, “Safe and secure highways and the inexistence of corruption has caused the elimination of numerous problems of the traders.”

His Excellency Mr. Ameer Khan Muttaqe asked ACCI’s Chairmanship to share problems and suggestions of the traders in written form and pledged to provide legal solutions for the problems.

ACCI’s First Deputy to the Board of Directors Mr. Muhammad Younus Muhmand, ACCI’s member to the Board of Directors Mr. Ziauddin Achakzai, Administrative and Financial Deputy to the Executive Board Mr. Mirwais Hotak, and Director of the International Relations Department to the Executive Board of the ACCI met with the Big Projects Department CEO of the Two-Way International Trade Co. Ms. Cassie and founder of Chinatown Afghanistan Mr. You Meng Hoy and talked about the establishment of a thermal power station.

Ms. Cassie said, “In order to implement the project of establishing a thermal power station which can produce 300-megawatt electricity, we need to be provided with free land, the guarantee of security and investment by the Afghanistan Islamic Emirates and we kindly ask the chairmanship of the ACCI to assist us in this regard.”

Mr. Muhmand said, “The Afghanistan Islamic Emirates has always assured us of providing us with the required security and facilities for carrying out the activities of the Private Sector and receiving external investment.”

He, furthermore, said that electricity is one of the basic needs of the Private Sector and people.

Mr. Muhmand also asked Ms. Cassie and Mr. You Meng Hoy to share their suggestions with the ACCI in written form so that ACCI can share them with the relevant organizations of the Afghanistan Islamic Emirates and help provide them with legal solutions.

ACCI’s First Deputy to the Board of Directors Mr. Muhammad Younus Muhmand and Khan Jan Alokozay member of the Board of Directors met with the representatives of Kam Air, Ariana, Turkish, and PIA airline companies and pine union and discussed how to; restart exports through air corridor.

Mr. Muhmand insisted on the necessity of reopening exports through the air corridor to China, India, Arabic, Europe, and other countries of the world and asked representatives of the airline companies to share their low costs of transmitting cargo with the ACCI.

Mr. Khan Jan Alokozay asked airline companies to provide their services at reasonable prices so that compatriots and traders can be benefited from them.

Representatives of airline companies promised to line up costs of air cargo to different countries of the world and share them with the ACCI in order to be able to sign contracts with traders and ACCI.

ACCI’s First Deputy to the Board of Directors Mr. Muhammad Younus Muhmand, ACCI’s Administrative and Financial Deputy to the Executive Board Mr. Mirwais Hotak, ACCI’s directors of the International Relations and Export Development Departments meet with the Director of International Business Department Mr. Yu Yong and Mr. Ahmad Rateb Popal member of the Board of Directors to the International Chamber and talk about joint investment.

Mr. Yu Yong said, “Afghan China Rising Sun Trading Company is eager to invest in Afghanistan, enhance trade between Afghanistan and China and establish a joint commercial chamber.”
He, furthermore, asked for the cooperation of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment in this regard.

Mr. Muhmand appreciated the establishment of a joint commercial chamber and investment of the Afghan China Rising Sun Trading Company in Afghanistan and promised to provide legal support to the above-mentioned legal initiatives.

ACCI’s First Deputy to the Board of Directors Mr. Muhammad Younus Muhammad, Khan Jan Alokozay and Ziauddin Achakzay members to the board of directors met with traders and importers of groceries from the western part of the country and discussed their problems.

The traders and importers explained their problems as follow:
• High tariffs on some of the groceries in Islam Qala Custom
• Registering costs of the items in the Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA) which has caused the detention of thousands of lorries on both sides of the border
• High costs of the items and basic needs inside the country
And asked the chairmanship of the ACCI to help provide legal solutions for their aforementioned problems.

Mr. Muhmand said, “ACCI is committed to increasing internal products and supporting legal commercial and economic activities in the country.”
He also asked the traders to share their problems in written form with the ACCI, so that ACCI in close coordination with the relevant organizations of the Afghanistan Islamic Emirates, put an end to their problems.

He, furthermore, spurs the traders and investors to invest inside the country so that Afghanistan can take considerable steps towards economic growth and self-sufficiency.