Investment

Pakistan says IFC-World Bank framework targets mobilisation of up to $2bn annually

Pakistan’s Economic Affairs Ministry says cooperation with IFC and the World Bank under the 2026–35 Country Partnership Framework includes a commitment to mobilise up to $2 billion annually, with SMEs, PPPs and housing finance among priority areas.

Four Pakistani refineries sign about $5bn in upgrade agreements

Attock, National, Pakistan Refinery and Cnergyico signed formal upgrade deals aimed at cleaner Euro-V fuels and higher domestic production.

Afghanistan signs Kushk–Tirpul exploration contract with $200m initial investment

UAE company shows interest in second Salang tunnel and pharmaceutical plant

Afghanistan launches new industrial township project in Balkh

Foundation laid for 10,000-jerib industrial park in Kunduz

Afghanistan and Uzbekistan work to resolve Tuti Maidan gas project hurdles

Afghanistan and Qatar explore wider tourism and investment cooperation

Afghanistan and Iran discuss expanding trade, transit and investment links

Afghanistan invites Chinese and Uzbek investment in mining, agriculture, energy and industry

Afghanistan and Kuwait discuss new trade and investment opportunities

$30 million pharmaceutical factory opens in Herat with capacity for about 300 medicines

Belarus signals readiness to expand petroleum trade and investment cooperation with Afghanistan

Imam Abu Hanifa exhibition expects participants from more than 20 countries

Afghan government says 89 investors brought in $68 million and created over 4,000 jobs

UAE firm expresses interest in second Salang tunnel and pharmaceutical factories

Afghan and Uzbek businesses sign 20 trade MoUs worth $267 million

Afghanistan and Iran stress expansion of trade, transit and investment

Saudi Delta Energy signs $200 million oil and gas contract for Herat

Indian investors eye paint production in Kandahar as local industry expands

Afghanistan's 160,000-acre industrial land programme: what has actually been allocated

What Afghanistan's $200 million Kushk-Tirpul oil and gas deal actually covers

Herat opens $1.5 million cold-storage facility with 3,000-ton capacity

Indian investors eye Kandahar paint production as local industry expands

Afghan and Uzbek businesses discuss deeper trade and investment ties in Mazar

About $30 million invested in Balkh manufacturing company

Investors back both US and Chinese AI ecosystems as supply chains diverge

Investors keep funding both sides of the widening US-China AI divide

SoftBank launches $10 billion and €1 billion bond sale to fund OpenAI investment

India-New Zealand free trade agreement to take effect on October 20

Afghanistan and Iran voice ambition to raise bilateral trade to $10 billion

Afghan Gas and Ghazanfar Group discuss turbine-based power projects

Baradar calls for shift from import-dependent economy to production, investment and exports

Industrial park projects launched in Balkh, Kunduz and Baghlan

Large Uzbek economic delegation visits Afghanistan with focus on trade and investment