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Corruption persists in customs department- Minister Zakhilwal
Afghan Finance Minister Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal called on Ministry’s officials to tackle the issue of corruption in the customs department.
The efforts put into eradicating corruption in Afghanistan have had no positive results, according to...
Afghan Finance Ministry appoints new top officials
Finance Minister Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal had proposed a reshuffle of top officials which have been approved by the President.
The reshuffle includes changing of 34 senior officers.
Former Chief of Pashtany Bank Gul Maqsood Sabi has been appointed...
Japan donates USD 116.9mn for 4 projects
Japan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan Hiroshi Takahashi signed a fresh contract worth USD 116.9mn with Afghan Foreign Affairs Minister Dr. Zalmai Rassoul for four key projects.
The projects include rehabilitation and expansion of aircraft parking...
ADB allocates USD 300mn to infrastructure projects in Afghanistan
The Asian Development Bank announced Thursday that it will grant USD 300mn to fund infrastructure projects in Afghanistan.
The projects include supply of electricity to three southern provinces from Turkmenistan, construction of dams on rivers...
Transparency in Afghanistan’s national budget goes up from 21% to 59%
Deputy Finance Minister Mustafa Mastoor announced Saturday that transparency in the national budget has improved by 38% (from 21% to 59%).
According to The Asia Foundation, the just-released Open Budget Survey 2012 has ranked Afghanistan as...
Ministry of Public Works signs MoU with DFID on road maintenance
A MoU of worth USD 6mn was signed Tuesday between the Ministry of Public Works and the Department for International Development (DFID).
Public Works Minister Najibullah Awzhan said the aid money would be spent towards maintenance of the roads...
Danish government pledges USD 100mn in aid to Afghanistan
Danish Minister for Development Christian Friis Bach during his visit to Balkh announced his country has pledged USD 100mn in aid to Afghanistan over the next five years.
He also reassured the Afghan authorities that the international community...
No major financial crisis in Afghanistan post 2014- Minister Zakhilwal
Speaking at the House of Representatives on Tuesday, Finance Minister Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal assured the legislators that Afghanistan will not face a major financial crisis after 2014, when many of the foreign troops withdraw from the country.
There...
Will Afghanistan be able to fulfill its promises made at the Tokyo Conference?
Members of Afghan Parliament are skeptical of the government’s ability to meet the requirements for the receipt of the aid pledged by the international community at the Tokyo Conference on July 08.
Minister of Finance and Minister of Foreign...
UN Security Council lauds outcome of Tokyo Conference on Afghanistan
The UN Security Council said on Monday that it welcomed the outcome of an international conference on Afghanistan held in Tokyo earlier this month.
The Tokyo Conference was hosted by Japan on July 8. The Conference brought together delegates...
