PART ONE NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AFGHANISTAN AFGHANISTAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND AFGHANISTAN INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF INDUSTRY (ACCI) COMMERCE (AICC) Office/postal address: Office/postal address: Shahr-e-Naw House No. 91 Ministry of Interior Road Street 2, Shash Darak Opposite Indian Embassy Kabul Kabul Phone: (93 70) 296281 Phone: (93 7) 52002669, 9810184, 9326479 E-mail:
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[email protected] [email protected] URL: www.acci.org.af URL: www.aicc-online.org.af Year established: 1939 Year established: 2004 Principal functions: Principal functions: • To provide credit information about Afghan and foreign • To advance and promote the economic environment for companies; business; • To liaise between the private sector and government • To encourage investment; agencies; • To advocate responsive Government, quality education, and • To promote exports by marketing Afghan goods; transparent business dealings while preserving Afghanistan’s • To act as a mediation body in disputes between local unique culture and values. businesses and foreign companies; • To encourage Afghan and foreign companies to invest in Services/activities: Afghanistan; • To assist with construction and rehabilitation of holy sites. • Serves as a voice for Afghanistan’s business community and assists in the creation of a business association network. Services/activities: Publication issued: • Acts as an intermediary in establishing business contracts between Afghan businesspeople and their counterparts • AICC Position Paper of Agriculture (2005, English and Dari). abroad; • AICC's Review of Custom Reforms (2005). • Facilitates and promotes Afghan businesses in their efforts • Guidelines for Private Sector Input into the Legislative to increase exports; Process (2005).