NEWS & EVENTS
Insurance Conference in Balkh Province
Thursday, October 13, 2011 – According to the Head of Afghan Insurance Regulatory Body, Afghan government is struggling to implement the culture of insurance through a number of working workshops in a number of major cities in Afghanistan, including Balkh, Herat and Nangarhar province.
Sites identified for wind power systems
Six sites have been identified so far across the country for the installation of systems to produce wind power, an official said on Monday.
The sites were identified in Balkh, Herat, Kabul and Parwan provinces as part of a one-year USAID-funded project aimed at collecting information about electricity generation from wind.
Salt Refinery Plant Inaugurated In Balkh
Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) reported today that a $4 million private salt refinery was inaugurated today in Afghanistan’s northern province of Balkh. The factory was setup by the Mullah Azad Group, the director of the factory, Mahfoozullah Fagur, told PAN. The factory currently employs 200 people and will soon be raised to 1000 once another $24 million in investments are made.
