Building Up Afghanistan's Economy

Published: Dec. 10, 2014, 3:06 p.m.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has put the economy high up on his agenda., In a step towards this goal, Kabul hosted the “First International Rebuild Exhibition and Conference”, a platform for government officials, private sector, and Chamber of Commerce members to meet, do business, and set development targets and programmes to help rebuild Afghanistan. This piece has footage from the exhibition and a factory, an interview with Atiqullah Nasrat the Chief Executive Officer for the Chamber of Commerce and interviews with various businessmen. Teaser: Afghanistan is building up its economy after over 30 years of conflict. President Ghani has put the economy high up on his agenda and has declared the country “truly open for business”.