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During an event, Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) signed MoU with the Commercial and Investment Association of the country.

Based on this MoU, both sides of the MoU can organize commercial exhibitions and would convince the internal and external investors to invest in Afghanistan.

ACCI’s Policy and Technical Deputy Mr. Shafiqullah Atayee and Commercial and Social Associations head signed this MoU at the end of the event.

ACCI’s Policy and Technical Deputy Mr. Shafiqullah Atayee delivered a speech in an event organized for Selecting 10 Best Economic Schemes under the name of HULT PRIZE in the Polytechnic University of Kabul.

Mr. Atayee besides, appreciating the 10 best Economic Schemes of the students, insisted that the ACCI is committed to providing internships, financial and technical support to build the capacity of the students.

He hopes that the economic schemes of the students would play an active role in the economic growth and entrepreneurship of the country.

Kabul Polytechnic University’s leadership and private sector representatives put their own two cents in about the economic growth and trade in Afghanistan.

At the end of the event, students of the Polytechnic University of Kabul expressed their feelings of happiness and gratefulness for being praised by ACCI and the leadership of the university. Moreover, they said that their effective economic schemes would help the economy of the country to boost and improve.

Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI)'s First Deputy of the board of directors Mr. Muhammad Younus Muhmand met with the president of the tradesmen chamber Mr. Haji Sher Agha in Kandahar Province and had a discussion about the existing problems of the traders and investors of Kandahar Province.

Kandahar tradesmen chamber’s head thanked ACCI for its regular support and cooperation and asked ACCI to help provide legal solutions for the existing problems in the customs of the country.  

After hearing tradesmen’s problems, ACCI’s First Deputy of the board of directors Mr. Muhammad Younus Muhmand said that small entrepreneurship can play an important role in the economic growth of the country and that ACCI is a house for all traders and investors of the country.

He also promised that ACCI would share their problems with the line departments of the government so that to provide legal solutions for their problems.

ACCI’s Investment Deputy Mr. Sultan Muhammad Safi, Khan Jan Alokozay and Ahmad Zia Azimi Shenozada members of the board of directors traveled to Nangarhar Province in order to have a sound discussion with the regional representatives of the chamber and with the governor of Nangarhar Province H.E Zia-ul-haq Amarkhel about the existing problems and challenges in Torkham port.

ACCI’s board of directors said that commercial merchandise of the traders are delayed for so long in the customs of the country especially in Torkham port without any logical reasons and asked for the practical solutions for these problems.

Regional representatives of the Nangarhar chamber of commerce and investment said that delay of the commercial merchandise and bribery in Torkhan port are serious issues and asked both the Afghan and Pakistani governments to take measures in eliminating these problems and overcoming these challenges.

The governor of Nangarhar Province H.E Zia-ul-haq Amarkhel said that they have a systematic and well-organized plan for eliminating the existing problems in Torkham port.

Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI)’s board of directors Investment Deputy Mr. Sultan Muhammad Safi, Khan Jan Alokozay member of the board of directors, Afghanistan Federation Chamber (ACF)’s Deputy and head of Mines and Industry Mr. Toor Malang Shegiwal, Deputy of Women Chamber Ms. Parwarish Oryakhel, Afghan economy representative Ms. Samina Wadeer, Afghan economic affairs in charge in Islamabad Mr. Bahram Muhammadi, and a number of traders of the country participated in the fifth cycle meeting of the Afghan – Pak Joint Chamber held in Islamabad.  

Sectorial heads of the Pakistani Ministries, headquarter of the Pakistani Customs, Presidents of the Karachi and Torkham ports, representatives of Pakistani parliament and central bank, and Commercial, Industry, and Women Chambers also participated in the aforementioned meeting.

Afghanistan and Pakistan Private Sectors representatives had a discussion about the following issues. (existing commercial and transit problems in Torkham and Ghulam Khan ports, changes in APTTA contract, Afghan trader’s banking problems in Pakistani banks, problems of transactions, the passing problems of the Afghan passengers from Torkham port, the delay of the Afghan merchandize in Pakistan during COVID-19 pandemic, problems in exports, interference of various Pakistani agencies in port affairs, employment of a female representative of the Women Chamber in the board of directors of the Joint Chamber, good relations of both country’s women chambers, and a number of technical problems.)

Pakistani Private Sector’s leadership promised that they would share all the concerning issues with the line departments of the Pakistani Government and will provide the Afghan – Pak Joint Chamber with information about the practical measures of the Pakistani Government.