INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC) said Thursday that by the end of the current solar year (March 20), Afghanistan&s exports will
total a healthy $2 billion.MoCI officials said the country&s largest export destination this year has been Pakistan & of which the value
totals more than $1 billion.&Our exports were very good compared to last year, the goals that we had set, approximately, we reached them,&
said Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad, a spokesman for the MoIC.&Also, the exports that we had this year, the target was almost $2 billion
dollars and Inshallah, we will reach that goal,& he added.&Now, we have almost reached the target
Over the past ten months, we exported about $1.88 billion worth of goods.&Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) officials meanwhile said
they hope that by the end of this solar year, the export volumes will hit the $2 billion mark
They said the export sector had improved.&Exports are flowing well, really better than last year, and efforts are on to reach the target of
two billion dollars,& said Khanjan Alokozai, a member of the ACCI.Economic experts are also happy with the increase in exports this year,
asking the industry and commerce ministry to look for different markets to expand sales and to not only rely on one market.The post
Afghanistan&s exports swell to almost $2 billion first appeared on Ariana News.
