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Meeting and Greeting

Afghanistan Argentina
• Handshake • Initial greeting should be
• Enquire about health formal , the elderly should be
business family etc greeted first
• Handshake and smile
• Men and women do not
speak directly , let alone • Maintaining eye contact
indicates interest
shake hands
• Third party introductions are
• Eye contact between genders
preferred
should also be avoided
• Goodbye should be said to all
• Between men eye contact when leaving
should not be prolonged
Statistics
Afghanistan Argentina
• Location-Southern Asia , north • Location-South America ,
and west of Pakistan , east of borders with Bolivia 832 km
Iran • Capital-Buenos Aires
• Capital-Kabul • Climate-mostly temperate ,
• Climate-arid to semiarid , cold arid in south east , subantartic
winters and hot summers in south west
• Population-29,928,927 • Population-39,144,753
• Religion-Sunni Muslims 80% • Religion-roman chatholics
Shea Muslims 19% other 1% • Language-Spanish , Italian ,
• Language-Pashtu and Dari English
What to wear

Afghanistan Argentina
• Men should wear conservative • Business attire is formal and
suits and shoes conservative yet very stylish
• If working in the non • Men should wera dark colored
commercial capacity then business suits
traditional Afghan dress is best • Women should wear elegant
• Women should dress business suits or dress
conservatively and modestly • Good quality accessories are
• Working women should wear important
lose fitting knee length skirts or • Dress well if you want to make
trousers. A headscarf is a good impression
advisable
Business cards

Afghanistan Argentina
• They carry a sense of • They are exchanged without
importance and privilege any formal ritual
• If given a business card study it • One side of the card should be
carefully and also comment on translated in Spanish
it
• Try not to keep it in your
pocket
• Use your right hand when
handing the card over
• Translate the card not the
address
Negotiation

Afghanistan Argentina
• Tricky and frustrating • Slow and protracted
• The senior most members should • You should be patient , control
be negotiated with emotions and accept the
• Win-lose mentality is maintained inevitable delays
• Should start with a very high • Holistic approach is used.
price and bring your way down However , irritation and anger
• Long term relationship building should not be shown
should be tried • Extreme slow process signifies
• If nothing works then prestige , that they will not be interested
honor and respect will do in doing business with you
wonders
Gift giving etiquttes
Afghanistan Argentina

• Never give alcohol • Spirits are always well


• Tea-Small gifts are welcomed received
• Lunch/dinner-nicely wrapped • Lunch/dinner-small gift for
fruits sweets and pastries the hostess
• Discreetly place it near the • Knives scissors leather and
door or where you are seated personal items should be
• No special protocol in avoided
wrapping • Gifts are immediately
opened
Dining etiquettes

Afghanistan Argentina
• Always remove your shoes at the door • Dress well
• You will be seated on the floor usually on • Arrive 30-40 minutes later than invited
cushions • Wait for the host/hostess to tell you where to
• Food is served on plastic/vinyl table cloth sit
spread on the floor • Continental table manners
• Wait to be shown where to sit • Do not begin until invited
• Sit cross legged • Do not rest your elbows on the table
• Everyone shares from the same dish • Wait for a toast to be made before taking
your first sip
• Do not eat with the left hand
• Placing the knife and the fork across the plate
• Always pass dishes using your right hand with the handles facing downwards indicates
too. that you have finished eating
• It is eaten with hands • Avoid pouring wine
• Leave some food in your plate when you • Call the host/hostess to thank him/her the
are done , or it will be filed up again next day
Big businesses
Afghanistan Argentina

• Cerveza Quilmes (food and


• Kam air (air lines) beverages)
• Habib bank (banking) • Topper (apparel)
• AWCC (telecommunication) • CITEFA (defense)
• Bakhter new agency • Bridas (energy)
• Thurava (satellite) • Aluar (technology)
• MOBY group • Raghsa (real estate)
• Watan group • BAPRO (banking)
• AZ corporation • Areo vip (aviation)
Famous businessmen
Afghanistan Argentina

• Mr. Z M Kamgar – owner of • Jaimes campos- argentina


cam air enterprise association
• Saad Mohseni- owner of • Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal-
MOBY group 50 years of law prac.
• Ahmed rateb popal-owner • Ernesto Carlos Tornquist -
of watan group real estate
• Tahir ramin- AZ corporation • The werthians (imp jeweish
family)-the banking sector

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