Kazakhstan trading house to be opened in Afghanistan

As part of the visit of Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Trade and Integration of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin to Afghanistan, a Kazakh–Afghan business forum was held in Kabul. On the part of Kazakhstan, 18 representatives of exporting enterprises of the food industry (flour, pasta, confectionery, beverages, dairy products) took part in it. At the business forum, entrepreneurs agreed on the supply of flour to Afghanistan in the amount of $ 4 million.

The opening of a trading house of Kazakhstan in Afghanistan was announced at the business forum site, the main office will be located in the city of Herat.

The key objectives of the trading house are to promote and intensify trade and economic relations between the two countries, increase trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Afghanistan, develop regional trade and economic, telecommunications, transport and logistics ties, use the transit and border potential of Afghanistan for trade with the countries of the region, attract investment in the economy of Kazakhstan.

In fact, the trading house of Kazakhstan is intended to become a platform between the Kazakh and Afghan business circles, providing the organization of events in the «B2B» format in Kazakhstan and Afghanistan. To do this, a consulting center on exported domestic goods and services, trade legislation, marketing research and analysis of development prospects and problematic issues, development of recommendations for Kazakh and Afghan business circles and other issues of interaction will be created on its basis.