AFGHNISTAN

Names
Sabih

AGENDA
History Demographic Economic Politics Governance Membership

Business culture
Trade situation FDI

Import and export

Trade with Pakistan Future strategies

COUNTRY HISTORY
Alexander the Great conquers area around

the year330 B.C. Afghans refuse to accept foreign rule. First known religion in Afghanistan was Zoroastrianism. Buddhism followed later. In 652 AD, Arabs introduced Islamic teachings.

Founded in 1747 First Empire (Ahmed

Shah Durrani)

DEMOGRAPHIC
1,206 km,,

AREA: 652,230 SQ. KM.

Persian Pashto Uzbeki Turkmeni Nuristani Balochi Pashai

GENERAL INFO..
Their are 25 airports in Afghanistan the largest is kabal international airport Literacy 28.1% 19 universities Climate: arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers Age structure 0-14 years: 42.3% and 15-64 years: 55.3% 2.375% growth rate Life expectancy at birth 45 years urban population: 23% of total population

ECONOMIC BLOCK
GDP (purchasing power parity) $29.81 billion

(2010 est.) and ranking is 109 Afghanistan received $2.6 billion from the Reconstruction Trust Fund and $63 million from the Law and Order Trust Fund (FY09/10 est.) GDP growth (2010-2011): 8.2%. Agriculture: 31% , industry: 26% and services: 43% GDP per capita (2009 est.): $900.

Economic
Inflation rate 13.3% 2009, 2008 8% and in

2011 9.8% Da Afghanistan National Central Bank. PPP (purchasing power parity) 175 rank by world bank in year 2010

Political Condition
Government Type: Islamic Republic. Independence: August 19, 1919. Constitution: January 4, 2004.
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Governance
GOVERNMENT
On October 9, 2004, Afghanistan held its first national democratic presidential election . The second national democratic presidential and provincial council elections were held in August

2009 Branches: Executive--president (chief of state). Legislative--bicameral National Assembly; Wolesi Jirga (lower house) 249 seats, Meshrano Jirga (upper house) 102 seats. Judicial--Supreme Court, High Courts, and Appeals Courts.

MEMBERSHIP
WTO SAFTA RULAC(rule of law in armed conflicts) UNAMA (United Nations Assistance

Mission in Afghanistan) ISAF (International Security Assistance Force)

BUSINESS CULTURE
Doing Business world rank by world bank 2012 rank: 160

TRADE SITUATION

TARIFFS AND DUTIES

Tariffs and duty free imports in total tax revenue 44.7 Agricultural goods (AOA) 5.8 Non-agricultural goods 5.5 Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines) 0.9 in non-agricultural goods 0.3

EXPORTS
opium, fruits and nuts, hand-woven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems 0.55b$ in 2009.

Documents preparation

Customs clearance and technical control

Ports and terminal handling

Inland transportati on and handling

74 days and 3545$

Export percentage
Rank:150/ 164 countries Merchandise exports, in 2010 (million US$)

430

Pakistan 25.9%, India 25.5%, US 14.9%, Tajikistan

9.6%, Germany 5% (2010)

 food, petroleum products, textiles, machinery, and consumer

Imports

goods. Major suppliers--Central Asian republics, Pakistan, China, India. 5.3b$ in 2008 Rank:80/ 164 countries Merchandise imports, in 2010 (million US$) 4 400 United States 29.1%, Pakistan 23.3%, India 7.6%, Russia 4.5%, Germany 4.2% (2010)

Documents preparation

Customs clearance and technical control

Ports and terminal handling

Inland transportatio n and handling

77days and 3830$

Investment Environment
FDI

The Foreign direct investment; net

inflows (% of GDP) in Afghanistan was reported at 2.82 in 2008. Inflows Rank: 170/ 183 countries

Trade with Pakistan

In 2010 (MoU) was reached between

Pakistan and Afghanistan for the Afghan-Pak Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) two states formed a joint chamber of commerce to expand trade relations The government of Pakistan will issue the TAD to vehicles registered in Afghanistan and temporarily brought into Pakistan for transportation of transit goods under the new Afghan Transit Trade Rules 2011.

Trade

Strategy

Computerization of trading points of the Pak-

Afghan border. This strategy is of vital importance to promote mutual trade as it would provide Pakistani traders with opportunities to have access to new Afghan markets. Through good strategy, Pakistan can earn more foreign exchange by trading with neighboring countries than it can through trade with the world.

Future of Trade with Pakistan