The Afghan government approved the proposed draft investment policy to start the extraction and process of marble deposits worth more than 150 billion USD.
A press release from ARG (Presidential Palace) stated that the proposed draft was discussed and approved during the meeting of the High Economic Council chaired by President Ashraf Ghani.
It was decided that clear technical standards should be considered and implemented for the extraction of the mines.
The statement added the meeting concluded with the decision that taxes will be reduced for all those companies that respect the implementation of the recognised standards.
President Ghani said the government welcomes investments but the circumstances surrounding the investment types and its effectiveness must be clear.
The officials are saying that the marble deposits have been estimated at more than 150 billion USD and currently 25 companies operate in the extraction section while 108 other companies are busy in the process of the raw materials.
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