INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Acting Minister of Commerce and Industry Nooruddin Azizi presented the ministry&s annual accountability report on Wednesday and said that
exports totalled $2 billion.According to Azizi, 80% of companies have been reactivated in the country
He said the IEA has come out in strong support of industries and has created many opportunities for industrialists in the country.Azizi said
that the profit tax was reduced from 4% and the subject tax was exempted from 7%.Azizi also said the programs launched by the ministry have
focused on proposals for plans and on promoting the use of domestic products.&Comprehensive and correct decisions to support the industry in
the Tariff Committee, that our Tariff Committee is complementary to the industry-oriented one, will support Afghanistan&s industry
In the past, importance was given to imports, but today, Afghanistan&s industry is given a lot of importance,& said Azizi.He also announced
the creation of a ports committee to prevent smuggling, capital flight and smuggling of dollars and says that the committee will be
According to Azizi, the problems around electricity supply in Kandahar and Helmand have been addressed and factories now have power 24 hours
a day.&Keeping in mind the economic policy of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, this ministry in the trade sector also has many
appropriate programs in order to increase exports, increase transit, regulate the market, improve the trade balance, hold exhibitions and
launching active commercial diplomacy has adapted to the regional level,& added Azizi.Azizi says that 50 large companies have recently been
established in the country
According to him, the ministry plans to create export zones in five provinces of the country this year.Azizi also said that the ministry
distributed 6,263 business licenses in the past year, of which 1,000 licenses went to women.The post Commerce minister says exports totaled
$2 billion dollars in past year first appeared on Ariana News.
