Afghanistan: Afghan Women Entrepreneurs to Receive 5 Percent Quota to Strengthen Economic Participation

Jul 8, 2019 | Xinhua
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Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has announced to reserve a minimum quota of 5 percent for women entrepreneurs in a bid to improve their participation in stabilizing the country's economy, an online local business economic media outlet reported Monday.

The president issued the directive during his two-day visit to southern Kandahar province recently where he met with a number of female entrepreneurs, women right activists and politicians, Wadsam reported,

All trade commissioners at all Afghan diplomatic missions abroad have been instructed to establish a special unit for the Kandahar women's handicrafts at the embassies, the agency added.