AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoPharmaceuticals: Kabul’s five-day health exhibition is showcasing local medicines and medical equipment. One manufacturer says it produces 85 types of medicine with a team of more than 200 Afghan and foreign specialists. Trade: Afghan and Pakistani business representatives urged dialogue to resolve border and transit disputes; the closure, now lasting over a year, is estimated to have cost the two countries $2.5 billion. Investment: A Russian deputy prime minister is due in Kabul for trade and investment talks, while officials have approved an action plan for special economic zones. Afghan and Uzbek firms have also signed 18 agreements worth $150 million. Agriculture: Drought-resistant olive groves are offering farmers in Nangarhar an alternative as water shortages deepen, while the FAO warns rising fertilizer prices threaten agricultural production. Industry and energy: Afghanistan has begun a $30 million expansion of a pharmaceutical plant and opened its first modern aluminum-wheel factory. The national power utility signed $105 million in electricity infrastructure deals as Kabul hosts Energy Week amid power shortages.
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