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The Silk Road to Opportunities

Afghanistan Investment Outlook The Silk Road to Opportunities. The Silk Road to Opportunities. Outline:. Investment Facilities Private Investment in Afghanistan Investment Outlook. Investment facilities:. Easy business registration process

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The Silk Road to Opportunities

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  1. Afghanistan Investment Outlook The Silk Road to Opportunities The Silk Road to Opportunities

  2. Outline: Investment Facilities Private Investment in Afghanistan Investment Outlook

  3. Investment facilities: Easy business registration process Good ranking in Doing Business Indicators for Starting a Business Minimum capital requirement to run a business is $5,000 No paid-in capital requirement No restriction on foreign ownership No sector-wise restriction on investment

  4. Investment facilities: (cont) All pre- and post-investment support facilities are provided by AISA: Providing information on existing market opportunities Facilitating visa, work permit, customs clearance, trademark registration, and other issues for investors Organizing matchmaking events for possible joint-ventures, supplier-distributor contracts, and business expansion Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process

  5. Investment facilities: (cont) Access to land in Industrial Parks (IPs) Providing infrastructure and IP-related services Tax Free Zones to be launched in the near future Temporary tariff protection for key industries “Investment Support Fund” to be launched by AISA

  6. Private Investment since 2003: • Since the establishment of AISA in 2003, almost 28,000 investment licenses have been issued, of which nearly 4,000 are foreign investments. • Total private investment estimated at $8.9 billion • FDI share is one-third of total investment. • Mining, telecommunications, banking, trade and transport – major sectors to have received private investment

  7. Private Investment by Sector (2003-2011)

  8. Investment Outlook: • Investment outlook for 2012 and onwards remains highly favourable • Afghan-US Strategic Partnership Agreement removed uncertainties for the future, ensuring political stability in the long-run • Strong support in Partnership Agreements (India, UK, EU, France, Germany and Italy) for private sector development and promotion of private investment • Large mining projects in the medium-term will create huge investment opportunities in related activities : both in upstream support activities and in downstream processing activities

  9. Wafiullah IftikharCEO, AISAwafiullah_iftikhar@aisa.org.af THANK YOU

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