Business Leaders Agree On Road Map To Help Afghan Private Sector
PUTRAJAYA, June 7 (Bernama) — Afghan government officials, private sector figures, civil society leaders and donor community representatives have agreed on a series of measures designed to create a favourable climate for Afghanistan’s struggling private sector.
In a series of discussions during a two-day meeting in Kabul earlier this week, dubbed the “Enabling Environment Conference”, the participants praised Afghanistan’s efforts in drafting business-friendly laws.
But many warned that the effort to turn the country’s private sector into a sustainable engine of growth and development could fail unless the laws are speedily and fairly applied.
They also wanted a better coordination of international development assistance to Afghanistan.
In a statement adopted at the end of the conference, the participants recommended a series of measures which include creation and enforcement of a private sector-friendly legal climate and reduction of bureaucratic red tape.
The statement called for government decisions to be implemented predictably, consistently, competently and impartially. It also provided a timeframe for implementation of these measures.
More than 300 people attended the conference, jointly organised by the office of Afghanistan’s President, Hamid Karzai, and His Highness Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network which had promoted numerous development projects throughout Afghanistan.
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