Doing business in Afghanistan
In this training you will improve your sensitivity for doing business in Afghan business culture, to prepare you to manage your business co-operation in business culture in Afghanistan effectively. You will gain a clear insight into mindsets and behaviours in Afghanistan and will receive practical advice on how best to communicate with Afghans. Moreover, you will be given helpful information on how to organise your life and your security in the country.Besides the preparatory training, we can offer you the option of supportive lobbying and can name for you possible contacts in ministries and organisations. On request, we can also establish initial contacts with important business partners on your behalf.
You will profit from expert knowledge of the Afghan National Development Strategy (ANDS), Afghanistan Compact and the MDGs for Afghanistan as well as from our expert’s experience in working with different donor organisations (UNDP ,GTZ , European Commission) in Afghanistan and an excellent overview of the “International community“ in the country.Contents
- What is the current situation in Afghanistan, what can you expect there
- Which behaviours should I bear in mind in Afghanistan?
- Which background information should I be aware of? What are the do’s and taboos?
- Which aspects influence Afghan thinking, how can you react to them appropriately?
- What difficulties can arise and how can they be avoided in order to achieve effective co-operation?
- Networking in Afghanistan. What do you need to consider when working in this relationship-oriented culture? What is relevant for your project
- Analysing the Afghan political and economic environment and the impact on your strategic goals, activities and operative implementation.
- Lobbying through establishing contacts on your behalf. Initial meetings can be organised on request.
- Handling corruption, nepotism and bureaucracy. How can you react to it, how should you behave?
- What can you do to improve your personal security? What information do you need on evacuation, which security organísations make helpful contacts?
Format:
• one-hour webinar (online lecture) 7-10 days before the training
• 2 day training (max. 8 participants) or 3 day training (max. 14 participants)