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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.

ACCI’s First Deputy to the Board of Directors Mr. Muhammad Younus Muhmand, ACCI’s Financial President to the Board of Directors Mr. Sherin Agha Sakhi, and Ziauddin Achakzay a member to the Board of Directors met with a number of petroleum traders and discusses how to; overcome the existing challenges and provide the country people with better services.

Petroleum traders appreciated the hard work of the Afghanistan Islamic Emirates in regards to providing them with a better security situation for their economic initiatives and added “Change of the regime, stoppage in imports, high cost of currency, and blockage of Shahzada Sarae are the main reasons for high petroleum cost in the country.”

Petroleum traders said that reactivation of the Shahzada Sarae and import of the ample amount of petroleum will result in low cost of petroleum in the country. Furthermore, they shared a number of problems with ACCI and asked ACCI to help provide them with legal solutions.

Besides, welcoming the traders, Mr. Muhmand asked traders of petroleum to provide people of the country with low cost of petroleum and better services and he also asked them to establish an association which could regulate the daily cost of petroleum in cities of the country.

In close coordination with the Minister of Commerce and Industry of the Afghanistan Islamic Emirates Engineer Sayed Akbar Agha and other relevant officials of the Afghanistan Islamic Emirates, Mr. Muhmand promised to take considerable measures in eradicating the existing problems of these traders and provide them with the required facilities.

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, Mr. Khan Jan Alokozay and Mr. Ziauddin Achakzay members to the Board of Directors met with Rug Importers Association President Mr. Zabihullah and a number of dealers of electronics and discussed their problems and issues.

Mr. Zabihullah said, “We are willing to pay our tariffs to the customs of the Afghanistan Islamic Emirates according to a well-balanced mechanism and procedure.”
He also asked ACCI to provide them with the required coordination and cooperation in this regard.
He, furthermore, appreciated the secure environment for economic initiatives established by the Afghanistan Islamic Emirates.

Mr. Muhmand asked the importers of rug and dealers of electronics to send all their problems and suggestion to ACCI in written form so that ACCI can share them with the relevant governmental organizations and help provide them with legal solutions.

Afterward, Mr. Muhmand shared problems of the traders with the Minister of Commerce and Industry H.E. Engineer Sayed Akbar Agha through a telephone call and H.E. Minister promised to provide legal solutions for the problems of the importers of rug and electronics as soon as possible.

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.