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China opens first specialised trade firm in Afghanistan
Beijing, Aug 04: Chinese businesses, which plan to conquer Afghanistan`s emerging market, have set up a specialised firm in Kabul to import and trade in a variety of low-cost Chinese goods in the war-torn country.
Beijing, Aug 04: Chinese businesses, which plan to conquer Afghanistan's emerging market, have set up a specialised firm in Kabul to import and trade in a variety of low-cost Chinese goods in the war-torn country.
China Merchandise Trade Centre Ltd., a wholly
Chinese-invested company with a registered capital of 1.2
million US dollars, will mainly market construction materials,
inner decoration items, furniture and daily commodities in the
Afghan market, Chinese media reports said.
The company, launched jointly by some Chinese private investors, is going to introduce some 1,000 items of cost-effective Chinese products to Afghanistan, which is undergoing the reconstruction process after 23 years of war, general manager of the firm, Wan Wentian said.
Demand for Chinese-made products and goods in the local market is huge as Afghan businessmen and people favour Chinese items at affordable prices to those from other countries, he added.
The new company's display room attracted hundreds of Afghan businessmen, many of them having been doing business in Chinese products for years.
"It is helpful that there is such a trade firm in Afghanistan, because now we can directly buy wholesale Chinese goods here," said Mohammad Ayob, an Afghan businessman who has been travelling to and back from China for importing goods for seven years.
"Today's opening of the trade centre is a new beginning of the age-old commercial relations between China and Afghanistan, which could trace back to the ancient silk route in history," Ayob said. Bureau Report
The company, launched jointly by some Chinese private investors, is going to introduce some 1,000 items of cost-effective Chinese products to Afghanistan, which is undergoing the reconstruction process after 23 years of war, general manager of the firm, Wan Wentian said.
Demand for Chinese-made products and goods in the local market is huge as Afghan businessmen and people favour Chinese items at affordable prices to those from other countries, he added.
The new company's display room attracted hundreds of Afghan businessmen, many of them having been doing business in Chinese products for years.
"It is helpful that there is such a trade firm in Afghanistan, because now we can directly buy wholesale Chinese goods here," said Mohammad Ayob, an Afghan businessman who has been travelling to and back from China for importing goods for seven years.
"Today's opening of the trade centre is a new beginning of the age-old commercial relations between China and Afghanistan, which could trace back to the ancient silk route in history," Ayob said. Bureau Report