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[00:00:00] there are multiple options, you understand that in terms of electricity alone,
[00:00:03] if we look at it, there are 20 thousand only in terms of
[00:00:06] solar power
[00:00:09] available, 67 thousand from
[00:00:12] wind capacity is available, 23
[00:00:16] thousand megawatts of water capacity is available, and
[00:00:20] 5 thousand from thermal is available, and we also have very
[00:00:24] extensive resources of oil and gas. If investment is made in this,
[00:00:27] God willing, we will slowly but surely.
[00:05:15] watching the news discussion about
[00:05:18] the inauguration of the Imam Shaghegh Industrial Park
[00:05:22] in Balkh province. Well, Mr. Farzad, what is the
[00:05:26] difference between establishing this industrial park in Balkh province
[00:05:30] and other industrial parks in Afghanistan? And also,
[00:05:33] what should be prioritized for production and factory establishment
[00:05:36] in this park? Yes, sir,
[00:05:40] you see, our industrial parks
[00:06:26] in every company that is established and every industrial work that takes place,
[00:06:30] it has benefits for Afghanistan
[00:06:33] from various aspects. As I said,
[00:06:36] one, we can reduce our imports. The more
[00:06:40] our exports increase, the better.
[00:07:42] we should do what we can. This should be evaluated. What we
[00:07:46] currently do not have the ability to do, or we cannot
[00:07:49] produce, we can import from other countries. For this reason,
[00:07:52] the land is currently in Afghanistan, which is not an issue. But if we
[00:07:56] evaluate what we bring from other countries, what we
[00:07:59] can produce in Afghanistan, after production, another area
[00:08:03] should be focused on, which is preventing the dumping policy of other
[00:08:07] countries. This means that some
[00:08:10] countries produce goods
[00:08:13] in their country, which they bring to the market at a low price
[00:08:17] to sell, so that for a short time, they can collapse
[00:08:20] the nascent factories of other countries. We must pay attention
[00:08:24] to the fact that in Afghanistan, what we produce
[00:08:27] in Afghanistan must be protected from similar goods.
[00:08:31] Protection means that in international economics, we cannot completely
[00:08:35] stop goods from another country, but we have the right
[00:08:39] to raise tariffs on them. Tariffs must be
[00:09:03] imposed so that people use their own products.
[00:09:06] When we use our own products, Mr. Barakzai,
[00:09:10] the demand for domestic products increases.
[00:09:49] outside of Afghanistan in other countries, so that foreign investors
[00:09:53] and Afghan investors who are currently active
[00:09:56] in the country are informed that
[00:09:59] the ground for investment in Afghanistan is currently fertile. Come
[00:10:03] and make your investment here. That is, if one of our traders
[00:10:07] has business in another country, he should be told that his business
[00:10:11] should also be here, a part of the business.
[00:10:19] If an Afghan trader invests
[00:10:22] in another country regarding claims,
[00:10:55] in Iran, Afghan investors should be talked to, and Iranian
[00:10:58] investors should also be talked to, to come and invest in Afghanistan. And also, if
[00:11:02] it is in Russia, if it is in the Emirates, if it is in
[00:11:04] other countries, it should be done. And also, in this regard,
[00:11:08] facilities should be provided for the industrialist
[00:11:11] in Afghanistan.
[00:11:13] If there is an electricity problem,
[00:11:17] it should be provided. If they use heating, if they use
[00:11:21] it, the ground should be provided for them because without electricity, we
[00:11:24] cannot have a family, which is a small unit.
[00:11:28] If we need electricity, then factories and
[00:11:31] companies naturally need it. And currently, the machinery that is used is all
[00:11:35] about electricity, and also in terms of banks, which currently,
[00:11:38] unfortunately, Afghan banks are facing sanctions. If
[00:11:42] this issue is also discussed with countries so that we can attract
[00:11:46] investment from other countries, then in terms of banking, and also
[00:11:49] some insurance companies, if they are established
[00:11:53] there to insure companies
[00:11:55] so that they can work with peace of mind. And also, traders should be told
[00:11:59] to produce what is currently a priority for Afghanistan. That is,
[00:12:03] in whichever area we have a very high priority, they should have
[00:12:06] that area so that we can use domestic resources
[00:12:10] and domestic production. Thank you, Mr. Farzad. You said that there should be evaluations
[00:12:13] in the country to determine what Afghanistan currently needs.
[00:12:17] Have such evaluations been conducted so far?
[00:12:20] And the second question is, how much has the Islamic Emirate
[00:12:24] been able to control the dumping law in Afghanistan?
[00:12:27] I think to a large extent, they have been successful in this regard. They
[00:12:31] have prevented the dumping policy because we see from the Ministry of Finance
[00:12:35] that orders are issued
[00:12:38] that we have imposed tariffs on these similar goods, and they have been able
[00:12:42] to prevent this very dumping policy, which was from Pakistan or
[00:12:45] unfortunately from Iran. Our neighbors, unfortunately,
[00:12:49] do not have a positive view regarding Afghanistan. They say that
[00:12:52] Afghanistan should always
[00:13:48] while Afghanistan has become self-sufficient in eggs
[00:13:52] and poultry, there is no longer a need for us
[00:13:56] to. To some extent, work has been done in this area from other countries,
[00:13:59] but sometimes, within the framework of some agreements, they include
[00:14:03] sections that are in their favor, and their other sections
[00:14:07] are only superficial. A part that they
[00:14:09] want to promote,
[00:14:12] that's why the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has done things, as I said, that whenever
[00:14:16] we see that the Ministry of Finance issues figures and
[00:14:19] orders that in
[00:14:22] terms of all
[00:15:12] import salt from other countries, then they gave a six-month
[00:15:15] deadline to traders that if you bought salt
[00:15:19] at the borders or in another country, you must bring that
[00:15:23] salt within six months. After that, God willing, we will stop
[00:15:27] it, which they have currently stopped. Currently, we see that the companies
[00:15:30] that were working on salt processing are now
[00:15:34] working themselves, and we are using domestic salt.
[00:16:37] to raise it. This means that whatever we import from other
[00:16:41] countries, the quality of our domestic products should not be
[00:16:45] less than that, but it should be higher than that,
[00:16:47] so that our compatriots do not have any worries and use it.
[00:16:51] Because we currently see that washing materials are produced
[00:16:55] in every street, which affects
[00:16:58] someone who has standard production in Afghanistan,
[00:17:01] because you see that washing materials are produced
[00:17:05] in every street. Even if it is produced according to standards
[00:17:08] and it says Afghanistan on it, you might
[00:17:11] think that it was probably produced in a
[00:17:15] street or somewhere. This issue needs attention,
[00:17:18] because the quality of our products
[00:17:22] must also be raised. And also, the dumping policy previously,
[00:17:26] unfortunately, in previous governments, there were people in Afghanistan
[00:17:29] who were somehow in contact with other countries and intentionally
[00:17:33] did not prevent it, whether it was Iran, Pakistan, or other countries. Now.
[00:18:07] if there is work, if they don't have electricity, they might help with electricity.
[00:18:11] If they have financial problems, subsidies should be given to them. This means that
[00:18:15] the production capacity of our factories should be increased. The more
[00:18:18] we can have higher production,
[00:18:22] the more we will become self-sufficient and independent from other countries.
[00:18:26] Thank you, Mr. Farzad. As a final question, how much can
[00:18:29] the establishment of such industrial parks solve the problem
[00:18:33] of unemployment and also reduce migration?
[00:18:37] no place to go.
[00:19:07] This process continues. That is, the more
[00:19:11] the purchasing power of people increases, the more it can
[00:19:14] affect Afghanistan's economy. This means that if one of our compatriots
[00:19:18] used to buy shoes once every six months, if they have money, they might
[00:19:22] buy a pair of shoes a month. When the demand
[00:19:26] for shoes increases, its production also increases. When
[00:19:29] production increases, they are forced to hire
[00:19:32] new labor. When they
[00:19:35] hire new labor for it,
[00:19:39] the governments collect presumptive taxes
[00:19:42] from the taxes they collect from companies,
[00:19:45] from legal entities, and also from natural persons. That is, the more
[00:19:49] our compatriots work, the more the benefit goes to the government and to families. That is,
[00:19:53] this means that when people's purchasing power increases, demand arises in the market.
[00:19:56] Mr. Bargozar, this means that when a compatriot gets money,
[00:20:00] demand arises in the market. When demand occurs,
[00:20:04] naturally, supply occurs, and with
[00:20:11] these measures that have been taken, God willing, in reducing unemployment, in preventing our compatriots
[00:20:15] from leaving Afghanistan, from perishing
[00:20:18] in the deserts, unfortunately, and
[00:20:21] unfortunately, they become food for predators on the roads,
[00:20:25] and they drown in rivers. It is good that I don't think anyone, Mr.
[00:20:28] Barakzai, would leave their homeland or leave their home.
[00:20:32] When there are job opportunities in Afghanistan, why go to Iran? Why go to
[00:20:36] Pakistan? Therefore, we can say that these are good measures, and
[00:20:40] in economics, we have two types of policies: an expansionary policy
[00:20:43] and a contractionary policy. Expansionary means
[00:20:47] that governments try to somehow invest so that money
[00:20:51] comes into people's hands, which itself is an expansionary
[00:20:54] policy, and it helps in reducing unemployment,
[00:20:57] in increasing the capacity of Afghanistan's production, and
[00:21:01] in Afghanistan's growth. Thank you, Muhammad Taws
[00:21:05] Farzad, economic expert. Thank you for joining
[00:21:07] the discussion.
[00:21:10] This was the news for this hour. Thank you for your attention and company.
[00:21:14] Have a good time.
[00:21:15] Goodbye.
[00:30:29] Maidan Wardak province, the work of building
[00:30:47] bridges and culverts is ongoing.
[00:30:49] The Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Defense
[00:30:53] of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Mufti Latifullah Hakimi,
[00:30:57] returned to the country after attending the Xiangshan Dollar International Security Forum
[00:31:00] in Beijing, the capital of China.
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