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The Ministry of Industry and Commerce&s spokesman Abdulsalam Javad Akhundzadeh says Afghan businessmen living abroad who invest in
Afghanistan will be eligible for a five-year tax exemption if they return to the country.He said this is part of the ministry&s efforts to
encourage Afghans abroad to return home and invest in the country.Akhundzadeh said the ministry has so far managed to attract investments
worth millions of dollars, but efforts to increase investment continue.&Fortunately for those of our Afghans who have investments abroad and
are willing they should come and invest in Afghanistan
We have provided facilities for them
We have provided opportunities; when they invest inside Afghanistan or transfer their goods to the country, we have a five-year tax
exemption for them,& he said.Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) also stated that the interest to invest in the country is
increasing.ACCI officials added that investment will expand in the country.They stated that once facilities are provided in the
infrastructure sector, the investment process will be accelerated.According to experts, domestic and foreign investors have become
interested in investing in the country since August 2021, and some foreign companies have already started working in the country.Related
stories: Afghanistan reaches self-sufficiency in production of 133 items: MoICMajority of exports, imports being carried out via Iran&s
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