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Serious Supervision to be in place, after Mines Contracts Pass: Saba
Minister of Mines, petroleum Mohammad Daud Saba said,” serious supervisions will be launched over mines contracts.
Mr.Saba while explaining his first 100 days of activities has insisted that significant supervision will be carried out on MisAynak and Hajigak mines.
He also added that law for mines has some issues, efforst are underway to modify it.
Minister of Mines and petroleum Mohammad Daud Saba said,” most of the contracts are newly under the direct supervision of my Ministry, even the bidding process will be reviewed once again,all the contracts on mines will be seriously monitored.”
Further he mentioned that a Canadian company is doing the survey for Hajigak mine,this is taken place where an Indian company had been the winner of the pervious bidding, after this the following company will not be involved in bidding process.
If the survey which is began by the Canadian company responds positive, negotiations process to begin on taking practical steps on its implementation process, no Bank assurance has been made by the Indian company yet, based on Afghanistan law the following company can’t attend the bidding process said Minister of Mines and petroleum Mohammad Daud Shah Saba.
Minister of Mines and petroleum Saba said,” efforts are underway to do some modification on Afghanistan’s mine law, consultancy process has began to cover all the current issues, unfortunately there is no healthy safety regulation in Afghanistan laws system.”
Once again Taliban,Daesh and some other militants groups trying to get fed by illegal excavation of mines in Afghanistan.
eported by Hameed Sediqee.
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Ministry of commerce allocates land for oil refineries
Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce Nooruddin Azizi, said in a meeting with oil refinery officials that as soon as they are ready to invest, the ministry will establish an oil and gas industrial park.
In this meeting, refinery officials discussed problems regarding the Qashqari oil field and agreed that land should be provided. They said oil extracted from Qashqari needed to be refined through the standard process.
Azizi, while announcing the cooperation and support of the Islamic Emirate and especially the Ministry of Commerce and Industry for the private sector of the country, said: “A joint proposal should be arranged and submitted to this ministry for the land of the refineries, and also if the officials of the refineries are ready to invest in the area of Dara-e-Hairatan, an oil and gas industrial park will be created and the land will be placed under their control.”
Azizi emphasized the need to increase the capacity of existing refineries and the quality of oil, shared the decision of the High Economic Commission regarding the establishment of a large refinery.
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Pakistan’s Federal Secretary of Commerce invited to visit Kabul
Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce, Nooruddin Azizi, has invited Pakistan’s Federal Secretary of Commerce Mohammad Khurram Agha to visit Kabul.
In a virtual meeting, the two sides discussed the progress made in the last two and a half years in the country, the increase in trade between the two countries, solving problems and removing trade and transit barriers.
They also discussed the need for more facilities, establishing close relations between the governments and private sectors of the two countries and boosting regional cooperation, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce said in a statement Monday.
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Headline inflation in Afghanistan down to -10.2% in January: World Bank
In January 2024, headline inflation experienced a significant downturn, reaching -10.2 percent on a year-on-year basis, the World Bank said in a report.
This substantial drop was largely due to a sharp decline in prices across both food and non-food categories, the report said.
Moreover, core inflation, which strips out the typically volatile food and energy sectors, also fell into negative territory, posting a rate of -6.5 percent on year-on-year basis.
“This ongoing core deflation reflects a troubling inability of both private and public sectors to stimulate sufficient demand. While this period of falling prices may offer temporary financial relief to the most vulnerable households by reducing the cost of living, it can also harm the broader macroeconomy,” the World Bank said.
According to the bank, Afghanistan’s exports contracted by 5 percent on year-on-year basis to $140.5 million in January 2024, down from $148.1 million the previous January.
Food exports to India jumped by 22 percent, compared to an 18 percent decline in Pakistan. Pakistan and India continued to be the top export destinations, claiming 45 percent and 34 percent of the total exports in January 2024, respectively.
The 2023 growth trend in imports extended into January 2024, hitting $830 million, up 37 percent from $600 million in January 2023.
According to the report, in 2023, the afghani (AFN) saw a significant 27 percent appreciation against the US dollar, buoyed by the influx of around $1.8 billion in UN cash shipments and an estimated $2 billion in remittances.
Revenues have been below the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) target during the first eleven months of FY2024, with border taxes underperforming despite a surge in imports.
Over the eleven-month span of FY2024, from March 22, 2023, to February 21, 2024, Afghanistan’s revenue collection reached AFN 189 billion, narrowly missing the target by 2 percent but marking a 5.6 percent increase from the previous fiscal year, the report said.
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