Publish dateWednesday 22 January 2025 - 15:52
Story Code : 305497
Turning "Kish Expo" into a consultation place regarding the expansion of Iran-Afghanistan economic relations; From the promise of $4 billion trade to the creation of a joint financial fund
The first international exhibition "Kish Expo" with the presence of 300 delegations from 40 countries of the world. Afghanistan has become especially popular with Iranian businessmen, investors and successful companies. In an interview with AVA on the sidelines of this exhibition, the commercial adviser of the Afghan embassy in Tehran talked about the plan to increase trade between the two countries to 4 billion dollars a year and investment incentives in Afghanistan, and the CEO of an Iranian company informed about the creation of a joint financial fund in the near future.
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Kish: The purposeful presence of foreign business delegations to facilitate economic relations with Iranian parties and also to attract Iranian investors residing outside of this country, along with using cultural potentials to improve relations with other countries, is one of the important goals of the event.
The first Kish Expo international exhibition in the fields of oil and gas, petrochemical, mining and metal industries, cars and spare parts, building and construction materials, urban planning and urban infrastructure, information and communication technology, financial and banking services, food and agriculture industries, as well as Handicrafts and tourism have been organized.
 
The promise of $4 billion trade between the two countries
On the sidelines of this exhibition, a specialized meeting about Afghanistan was held with the presence of the commercial adviser of the Afghan Embassy in Tehran.
Mr. Moin Khafi, the commercial adviser of the Afghan Embassy in Tehran, told Ava reporter about this exhibition: this exhibition, with the presence of foreign companies, businessmen and visitors who have less access to Iranian companies, can increase their access to the extent that intermediaries and this is very useful and productive.
Regarding investment opportunities in Afghanistan and economic relations with Iran, he said: We can apply the economic opportunities between the two countries through economic interactions between the businessmen of the two countries, and cultural, social and even political connections between the two countries. The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran can bring the two countries closer together economically.
Khafi added: The export and import between the two countries is supposed to reach nearly 4 billion dollars a year, which is applied by businessmen and the private sector.
Referring to the investment incentives announced by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Islamic Emirate for domestic and foreign investment in the last three years, he said: the entry of devices, machines and raw materials for the production of any type of goods in Afghanistan and the product is zero percent, and the factory is exempt from tax for several years.
On the other hand, according to the commercial advisor of the Afghan Embassy in Tehran, we do not have any administrative paperwork in Afghanistan and we can say that a foreign investor and businessman with a 100% share can register a company within an hour.
 
Establishing a financial and banking fund between Afghanistan and Iran in the near future
On the other hand, Yaqub Vahedi, the CEO of "Paradismat Salamat Kish" company, in an interview with AVA reporter, mentioned the impact of such exhibitions and thanked the organizers, saying: "With my trip to Afghanistan, I We had several meetings with the Acting Ministers of Home Affairs and we reached a conclusion that friends should take action on infrastructure investments in Afghanistan in the fields of industry, agriculture, medicine, therapy, and tourist therapy and tourism tourism.
According to him, in this area, Iranian businessmen had special concerns about this investment in Afghanistan, and with the talks we had with Afghan and Iranian banks, a fund is supposed to be established in the not-too-distant future with the help of the Islamic Republic and the Islamic Emirate. be operational, and if this happens well, the implementation of the work will begin in Afghanistan.
Vahidi added that the infrastructure for this issue is ready and a memorandum of understanding has been signed, and the continuation of the work is that we can give guarantees and convince our friends that Afghanistan is safe and there is no problem with the investments they make there.
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