A survey on how to make amendments to the Investment Law has been conducted

Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI)’s Head to the Secretariat Mr. Khan Muhammad Safaraz Baz, Financial President to the Board of Directors Mr. Sherin Agha Sakhi, Acting Chief Executive Officer Mr. Shafiqullah Atayee, ACCI’s member of the Board of Directors Mr. Khan Jan Alokozay, Member of the Monitoring and Evaluation Committee Mr. Khalid Ahmadi, KCCI’s First Deputy to the Board of Directors Mr. Ahmad Shah Hakimi, President of the Investment Services, government officials and a number of traders and investors attended a workshop held about making amendments to the Investment Law.

All the participants expressed their thoughts and views about the role of the Investment Law, existing problems of the investment, and how to enrich Investment Law.

Mr. Baz said, “Tellers play an imperative role in the field of investment and amendments to the Investment Law should be made according to the current situation of the tellers and the country.”

Mr. Atayee said, “Even the developed countries need to solicit external investment to their countries, and they consider it as the priority.”
He, furthermore, said that there are numerous investment opportunities in the country and that appropriate amendments should be made to the Investment Law in order to prevent escape of the capital from the country.

As representative of the Afghanistan Chambers Federation (ACF), Mr. Khan Jan Alokozay appreciated Presidential House’s efforts in regard to providing the required facilities for investors and insisted that traders and investors should be provided with much more facilities.

At the end, working groups were made and the existing problems and opportunities in investment were discussed.