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Pakistan implements mechanism for barter trade with Russia, Iran, Afghanistan: Ministry

Islamabad: In efforts to boost trade and manage a balance of payments crisis, Pakistan has implemented Business-to-Business Barter Trade Mechanism to allow barter trade with Russia, Iran ...

Afghanistan receives another batch of 40 mln USD as humanitarian aid

Kabul: Afghanistan received another package of 40 million U.S. dollars in cash as humanitarian aid and deposited it in one of the commercial banks in Kabul on Monday, a statement of Da Af ...

Ten years of Afghan economic growth, reversed in just 12 months: UNDP

New  York: A year on from the Taliban takeover in Kabul, Afghanistan is gripped by “cascading crises”, including a crippled economy that humanitarian aid alone cannot add ...

Afghanistan to auction $12m to stabilize currency

Kabul: Afghanistan's Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) said on Wednesday that it has put in auction 12 million US dollars as part of efforts to keep the local currency afghani stable.

Afghanistan: World Bank provides $150 million lifeline to stem rural hunger

New York: A critical $150 million dollar lifeline for rural families in Afghanistan was announced by the World Bank on Monday, part of an overall package of $195 million, for critical liv ...

Trade between Afghanistan, Central Asian nations increases amid decline in business with Pakistan: Reports

Kabul: Data provided by the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) has shown trade volume between Afghanistan and three Central Asian republics – Tajikistan, Uzbekist ...

Afghanistan: Businesses in Kandahar planning to move to Iran, Pakistan

Kandahar, Afghanistan: Kandahar’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said factory owners, who are currently operating from Afghanistan, are planning to move their business operati ...

Afghanistan economy in ‘freefall’, threatening to take entire population with it

New York: Afghanistan’s economy is in “free fall”, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator told a special meeting on Sunday, warning that if decisive and compassionate actio ...

Urgent measures needed to restore Afghanistan's chaotic financial system, says UN

Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: The problem of financial and bank payment systems in Afghanistan, which are currently "in disarray", must be resolved quickly to minimise negative impacts on ...