A delegation from the Afghanistan Investment Support Agency is traveling abroad to attempt to attract new investments in Afghanistan, AISA officials said Tuesday.
The team will travel to a number of regional countries, including Iran, Pakistan, China, India, Turkey and Russia to introduce new investment opportunities in Afghanistan and woo potential investors.
"We will start our new program to attract investments and travel to countries with which we are already in contact. We will describe Afghanistan's investment opportunities and the incentives Afghanistan offers to investors," said AISA head Wafiullah Iftikhar.
"We will also hold exhibitions and conferences inside Afghanistan to attract investments," Iftikhar added.
As part of a recent package drafted by the Ministry of Finance to increase foreign investments, the government will provide free land, subsidized electricity and a 10-year tax exemption to companies that invest in the current year. Investments in the agricultural and industrial sectors will receive priority.