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Meeting to attract Investment for preparing Herat Economic Development Plan Meeting to attract Investment for preparing Her- at Economic Development Plan held on July 10, 2019 at Negarestan Behzad Hall. This meeting was based on direction of H.E. Afghanistan Pres- ident with participation of business men, busi- ness women, economic affairs specialists, Head of government sectors, Ms. Monisa Hassan Zada, Deputy Governor on Social Affairs and Ms. Na- hid Rahmati, Head of Herat Economic Directo- rate. prepare Herat economic development plan to pro- vide the economic development plan for all prod- ucts. In this meeting Head of government directorates, ACCI, AWCCI, ACIM, Universities Professors and all participants provided their inputs and vi- sions about the purpose of meeting and discussed challenges and solutions for economic develop- ment and investment encouragement. Moreover, Ms. Hassanzada appreciated investors At first, Ms. Rahmati said that the purpose of this and economic activists in Herat for their partici- meeting is to practice the direction of H.E. Presi- pation and sharing their visions, recommendations dent Dr. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and she added and notices, Herat Governor Office will support that in order to follow President’s vision regard- them accordingly to overcome the private sector ing consideration of the investments in the prov- challenges. She also asked economic sector activ- inces for economic development, several meetings ists to share their designed plan through hard copy should be arranged with investors, business men, with economic department of Governor and after business women, economic activists and economic that Herat Economic directorate will summarize specialists, so that they will explain their sugges- it for preparing Heat economic development plan. tions and Economic directorate in provinces will 4 AFGHAN WOMEN IN BUSINESS