No more minting ‘wasteful’ pennies, Trump tells Treasury
The US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been told to stop minting one-cent coins, or pennies as they are widely called, by US President Donald Trump in an announcement on…
Baltic states unplug from Russia and join EU power grid
The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are now unplugged from Russia’s electricity grid and have joined the European Union’s network. Plans for the move – which have been…
Canada imposes 25% tariffs in trade war with US
Canada has announced retaliatory tariffs against the US, in a move that marks the beginning of a trade war between the neighbouring countries. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau set out “far-reaching”…
contracts totaling approximately 4 billion Afghanis were formalized today through collaborative efforts with private sector
Witnessed by Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund, contracts totaling approximately 4 billion Afghanis were formalized today through collaborative efforts between the Ministries of Finance,…
Portugal provides €۲۰۰,۰۰۰ for the first time to Afghanistan humanitarian fund
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced Portugal’s aid of 200,000 Euros to Afghanistan. OCHA thanked Portugal for this aid on Monday, 12 February 2024.…
A number of highways in the country were closed due to heavy snowfall.
The Ministry of Public Works has announced the closure of several highways in the country due to heavy rains and continuous storms. Salang: Today, it is snowing in Salang, and…
Industrialists pledge 40,000 jobs for returning refugees
A number of industrialists have pledged to provide job opportunities for 40,000 Afghans who have recently returned from Pakistan.Speaking at an event in Kabul, the industrialists said that jobs will…
World Bank reports 8 percent rise in Afghanistan revenue collection
Revenue collection in Afghanistan for the first five months of the fiscal year 2023 reached 76 billion afghanis, which shows an 8 percent increase compared to the same period in…
Officials: 1, 2, 5 AFN banknotes to enter circulation
Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) officials have announced that 1, 2 and 5 afghani (AFN) notes will enter circulation from today (Wednesday).According to a statement released the government’s media center in…
Medical supply factory worth $25 million inaugurated in Kabul
A plasma volume expander producing factory with an investment of $25 million has been inaugurated in Afghan capital Kabul, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce said on Monday.TJL Pharmaceutical factory,…