INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A Chinese company has expressed interest in processing and packaging pine nuts in Afghanistan before exporting to China, officials said on
Wednesday.Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment said that Amin Zong Trading and Mining Company has been processing Afghan pine nuts
in Pakistan, but is now interested in processing in Afghanistan.ACCI officials said that this would help prevent the smuggling of pine
nuts.We have talked with Chinese firms and they are interested to invest in the processing of pine nuts in Afghanistan,& said Mohammad Yonus
Mohmand, deputy chairman of ACCI.Chinese companies are already involved in the mining sector in Afghanistan
Mining operations, however, have been plagued by political instability and conflict.Officials at the Chamber of Industries and Mines said
that Chinese investments in Afghanistan would create jobs for thousands of people.We have talked with Chinese investors and they would
invest in various fields in the country including the pine nuts
Such investments are needed in the country,& said Sher Baz Kaminzada, head of the Chamber of Industries and Mines.Economic experts also
believe that such investments would help Afghanistan address the economic crisis.Considering the current conditions of Afghanistan, such
investments are needed for economic development and it should be facilitated,& said Syed Rahman Imran, an economic expert.The post Chinese
company to process pine nuts in Afghanistan first appeared on Ariana News.
