Report in Dawn, Dec 04, 2023PESHAWAR: Jamaat-i-Islami, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief Prof Mohammad Ibrahim Khan has stressed the need for holding negotiations with the protesting traders in Chaman, Balochistan. He said the government should reconsider ‘conditioning’ passport for movement between Pakistan and Afghanistan, according to a statement issued from the Jamaat’s Markaz-i-Islami here on Sunday. Prof Ibrahim said people living along the border had family relations in each country, and moved freely across the border for…
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by Deepak Pariyar in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 31, 2023Entrepreneurs in Pokhara have urged Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to request China to conduct regular flights to the newly built international airport in Pokhara from different Chinese cities. They have also urged the prime minister to make an effort for the opening of the Korala pass that connects Mustang and Tibet. Nepal’s Prime Minister Dahal is scheduled for an official visit to Beijing on September…
report in Dhaka Tribune. Aug 6, 2023The Bangladesh government has approved four routes for the transportation of goods to traders in Tripura and other northeastern states of India. The four routes are Chittagong Port-Akhaura-Agartala, Mongla Port-Akhaura-Agartala, Chittagong-Bibirbazar-Srimantapur and Mongla Port- Bibirbazar-Srimantapur. Tripura’s Industries and Commerce Minister Santana Chakma during a recent press conference said that India and Bangladesh have reached an agreement that Indian traders will be able to transport goods through the Chittagong and…
by Shankar Acharya in The Kathmandu Post, JUly 28, 2023Nepal-bound railway rakes originating at the Indian sea ports of Kolkata and Visakhapatnam are being subjected to long delays and stops en route, resulting in losses to Nepali traders, insiders say. Indian Railways normally takes four to five days to transport containers from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh to Sirsiya dry port in Birgunj, Nepal. Now the rakes arrive after 25 days. The journey from Kolkata port to…
By Asma Saayin in TOLOnews Online, June 19, 2023 at 9:09 PMThe embassy of Iran in Kabul pledges to bring further facilities for Afghan traders in a bid to improve trade ties between the two neighboring countries. The embassy said that the traders can get their visas in a short time. “The Afghan traders can directly refer to the diplomatic missions and receive their visas for passenger and business visas, on time,” said Sayed Abbas…
By Asma Saayin in TOLOnews Online, June 19, 2023 at 9:09 PMThe embassy of Iran in Kabul pledges to bring further facilities for Afghan traders in a bid to improve trade ties between the two neighboring countries. The embassy said that the traders can get their visas in a short time. “The Afghan traders can directly refer to the diplomatic missions and receive their visas for passenger and business visas, on time,” said Sayed Abbas…
by Krishana Prasain in The Kathmandu Post, June 12, 2023Nepali kitchens may have to do without potatoes and onions as traders have stopped importing these indispensable vegetables after the government slapped value-added tax (VAT) on them. Consumer rights activists say a revenue-hungry government is taxing everything, and now it has even invaded the kitchen, making life harder for inflation-stricken Nepalis. Finance Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat defended the move telling Parliament recently that imposing taxes on…
By Nishel Fernando in Daily Mirror, Mar 31, 2023The use of Indian rupee (INR) in Sri Lanka-India bilateral trade is facilitating traders from both countries to cut transaction costs by over 50 percent while enabling same day trade settlements. Joining a panel discussion themed ‘Indian rupee denominated trade settlements between India and Sri Lanka and the impact to importers’ organized by Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, Bank of Ceylon Deputy General Manager – International Treasury and…
report in ToloNews, Feb 2, 2023 at 10:45 PMBusinesspeople expressed concerns over the closing of Hairatan-Mazar railway and said that it will affect business. They warned that the prices of commodities will increase if the railway is not reopened. “When the path is closed, the prices surge,” said Abdul Ghani, a trader. “If for one or two weeks, or if it takes longer, it will be difficult for us and the prices of our commodities…
By Sabria Abdal in ToloNews, Dec 8, 2022 ,The US special envoy for Afghanistan, Thomas West, met with Afghan leaders and members of the Afghan business community during a recent visit to the United Arab Emirates. Referring to his meeting with Afghan businesspeople, West said he discussed “continuing challenges as well as progress achieved for bankers, construction interests, entrepreneurs, airlines, and more.” “Banking transactions remain a challenge that requires improvements in the Taliban’s financial and…