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ACCI’s Vice-Chairman Mr. Muhammad Younus Muhmand, ACCI’s Secretary to the Board of Directors, ACCI’s Finance President Mr. Sheerin Agha Sakhi, ACCI’s President of International Relations Mr. Engineer Sayed Jawid Burhan, ACCI’s members of the Board of Directors Mr. Ziauddin Achakzai and Mr. Muhammad Dawood Yousufzai, and ACCI’s Deputy CEO Mr. Muhammad Anwar Arifi met with the Indonesian Acting Ambassador for Afghanistan Mr. Budi Rachmat Suryasaputra and discussed how to promote trade relations between Afghanistan and Indonesia, establish a trade association between the traders of both countries and build the capacity of female entrepreneurs.

Mr. Suryasaputra provided Mr. Muhmand with information about the ‘Afghan Women Capacity Building Conference’ that is going to be organized by the Indonesia Chamber of Commerce and requested ACCI’s comprehensive cooperation to introduce Afghan female entrepreneurs to this conference.

Mr. Muhmand besides welcoming Mr. Suryasaputra, affirmed that the ACCI is a leading representative of the Afghan Private Sector and traders of the country as a whole.

He, furthermore, indicated the existing investment opportunities in the country, insisted mutual trade be accelerated, and ensured ACCI’s cooperation in organizing the above-mentioned conference.

October/7th/2023

Secretary of the Russian Embassy for Afghanistan Mr. Alexi and his team accompanied by the Acting CEO of the ACCI Mr. Mirwais Hotak paid a visit to the Imam Abu Hanifa (RH) 2nd National and International Expo.

Mr. Hotak welcomed Mr. Alexi and his team to the Imam Abu Hanifa (RH) 2nd National and International Expo, showed them the different parts and stalls of the expo, and provided them with inclusive information about different participant sectors in the expo.

Mr. Alexi affirmed that the organization of the Imam Abu Hanifa (RH) 2nd National and International Expo is a significant achievement for the ACCI and such expos play a vital role in introducing the products of the participant companies, promoting trade with the countries of the region, and attracting external investment to Afghanistan.

In the end, ACCI’s chairman Mr. Tawakal Ahmadyar, and Mr. Zakareya Baryali member of the Board of Directors met with Mr. Alexi and his team and appreciated their participation in the expo.

20/07/2023

ACCI’s Chairman Mr. Tawakal Ahmadyar, in the presence of Mr. Mirwais Hotak Acting CEO of the ACCI, and Mr. Omid Ghafurzai, head of the International Relations Department participated in a consultative meeting of SAARC member countries and discussed the major challenges of the SAARC member and various ways to overcome them.

Mr. Ahmadyar talked about the challenges among SAARC member countries. He said that the lack of necessary facilities in issuing visas of SAARC member countries to businessmen and investors, non-compliance with TIR transit principles among these countries, and the non-implementation of preferential tariffs on imports and exports between SAARC member countries are some of the major problems of this region and emphasized on taking practical steps to solve these problems.

A consultative meeting of SAARC member countries is held every year to find solutions to the business problems of this organization, in which the representatives of the member countries participate and share their views with the participants of the meeting.

08/20/2023

The 12th meeting of the South and Southeast Asian Businessmen (Sichuan) was organized by the China International Trade Development Council in cooperation with the people of Sichuan Province and the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Sichuan Province, China on July 3rd, 2023.
This gathering was attended by government and non-government representatives of South and Southeast Asian countries, prominent businessmen, and senior officials of China.

In this meeting, seminars on trade and investment opportunities, strengthening and development of trade relations, establishing a mechanism for the development of South and Southeast Asian relations, as well as regional developments were presented and comprehensive discussions were held.

Mr. Muhammad Yunus Mohmand Vice-Chairman of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment, who participated in this big meeting on behalf of the private sector of the country, gave a speech about the opportunities for trade and investment in Afghanistan and said " The presence of inclusive security in Afghanistan, the absence of corruption and poppy cultivation and a number of other issues are the issues that have created opportunities for business and investment in the country."

The Vice-Chairman of the ACCI described Afghanistan as a country of opportunities and explained the opportunities available in the fields of mining, agriculture, industry, construction, energy, communications, and health to the participants. Also, he encouraged the representatives of the participant countries to invest in the mentioned sectors, especially in energy production.

Mr. Mohmand considered the policy of the Afghan government to be based on the axis of friendship and goodwill, while supporting and welcoming trade and regional and non-regional interactions, he emphasized on the development of investment and trade relations between the South and Southeast countries.
Mr. Mohmand, while presenting detailed information about the holding of the second exhibition of Imam Abu Hanifah (R.A.), asked the countries participating in the 12th China Business Summit (Sichuan) to participate in this exhibition in 2023. It will be held on July 16th for 7 days, to participate and strengthen its business relations with the countries of the region.

On the sidelines of the above meeting, Mr. Mohmand visited China's largest electricity production company (Dongfang Electric International Corporation) inspected the power generation machines and techniques of the mentioned company, and assessed the installation of these items in Afghanistan.

He invited the officials of the mentioned company to participate in the national and international exhibition of Imam Abu Hanifa (R.H) and explain and display their products and capabilities.

Mr. Muhmand also met with the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Investment of Chandwi province of China and discussed the bilateral cooperation between the Chamber of Commerce and Investment of Afghanistan and the mentioned chamber. The chairman of the Chindwai Chamber of Commerce and Investment emphasized bilateral cooperation and assured the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two chambers.

03/07/2023

ACCI’s Deputy Commercial Mr. Khairuddin Mail Ahmadi, Uzbekistan’s Deputy Minister of Commerce, ACCI’s member of the Board of Directors Mr. Asmatullah Wardag, Monitoring and Evaluation Delegation’s President Mr. Abdul Hamid Hameedi, Nangarhar Chamber of Commerce and Investment NCCI’s President Mr. Gul Murad Arab, Mines and Industry Chamber, Agriculture Chamber, and Women Chamber of Commerce and Investment, and several well-known traders and investment participated in Afghan-Uzbek Private Sector’s B2B conference.

Mr. Duran pointed out this B2B conference was significant for improving the business situation between the two countries and promised to take practical steps for joint investment in Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.

Mr. Khairuddin Mail Ahmadi welcomed all Afghan and Uzbek traders and investors and said that the purpose of this B2B conference is to get to know each other of the businessmen of the two countries, to find business partners, and to make joint investments in different fields.
He also emphasized good trade relations between the two countries.

At this conference, businessmen and investors from both sides talked about business and investment opportunities and future plans.

08/27/2023