The International Chamber of Commerce opened its office in Afghanistan

Almaty. September 6. Silkroadnews – The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) opened its office in Kabul, AfTAG reports.

The request was submitted by the Afghan government in June 2016. The ICC spokesman in Afghanistan Qadir Behman explained that the ICC has approved a request for conferences in Brazil and expressed the hope that the new initiative will help Afghanistan in attracting new investments.

It is stated that within next two weeks the new office will recruit the staff and then focus on attracting foreign investors for the Afghan economy, particularly in the agricultural products exports field.

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is an independent non-profit international organization founded in 1919 that brings together thousands of businesses, associations and companies from 140 countries around the world. The headquarter is located in Paris.

The ICC works closely with such international organizations as the UN, WTO, World Bank and others, serving for them as a collective advisory body. It supports a close contact with the UN and the World Trade Organization that Afghanistan joined this summer. One of the ICC key priorities are the support of trade and investments and integration of the member-states economies at the international level.