The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan&s (IEA) Economic Commission, headed by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, acting first deputy prime minister, instructed security agencies on Monday to work with the country&s power utility company, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), to recover money owed to them by government departments and powerful...

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Telecoms equipment maker Nokia (NOKIA.HE) is pulling out of the Russian market, its CEO told Reuters, going a step further than rival Ericsson (ERICb.ST), which said on Monday it was indefinitely suspending its business in the country, Reuters reported.

According to Reuters hundreds of foreign companies are cutting ties with Russia following its...

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German auto parts supplier Bosch on Tuesday said it has suspended production at two sites in the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Changchun as it follows government policies to contain a surge of COVID-19 cases.

Bosch said it had paused production at a Thermotechnology factory in Shanghai and an automotive components site in Changchun in northeastern...

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The number of Afghan nationals crossing into Iran has dropped off sharply this month amid reports of fellow countrymen being treated badly by Iranian authorities.

The head of a private transport company in Afghanistan said Monday that until recently, his company was transporting at least 2,000 Afghans a day into Iran but since reports of...

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Pakistan&s Shehbaz Sharif was sworn in as the country&s prime minister on Monday at the President House, officially taking over from ousted premier Imran Khan.

The oath was administered by the chairman of Pakistan&s Senate, Sadiq Sanjrani, in the absence of President Arif Alvi, a member of Khan&s party, who said he was...

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The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has called on national and international agencies to start interacting with local traders and business owners and promised to start issuing visas to foreigners.

IEA officials said the ministry of mines and petroleum has been granted permission to secure contracts with domestic and foreign companies.

Officials...

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