Afghanistan Economic Update, April 2013

One year into the transition process, Afghanistan sustains robust economic growth. An exceptional harvest, supported by the launch of first large-scale mining activities, increased real gross domestic product (GDP) growth from 7.3 percent to an est...

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Main Authors:	Nassif, Claudia, Joya, Omar, Sidonie Jaffrin, Guillemette
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT ADVISORY SERVICES AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE ASSETS AUCTIONS AUDITS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BANK FINANCING BANK LENDING BANKING LAW BANKING SECTOR BANKING SYSTEM BANKRUPTCY BENCHMARKS BID BINDING CONSTRAINT BRANCH NETWORK BROAD MONEY BUSINESS CONFIDENCE CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL INFLOWS CAPITAL STOCK CENTRAL BANK CIVIL SERVICE COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL LOAN COMMERCIAL LOANS COMMODITY PRICE COMMODITY PRICES CONSOLIDATION CONSUMER CONFIDENCE CORRUPTION CPI CREDIT ANALYSIS CREDITS CROWDING OUT CURRENCY CURRENT ACCOUNT DEBT STOCK DECISION MAKING DEPOSIT DEPOSIT LIABILITIES DEPOSITS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DONOR FUNDING ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC AGENTS ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ECONOMIC REFORMS ECONOMIC SECTOR WORK ECONOMICS EDUCATION LEVELS ELECTRONIC PAYMENT ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEM EMPLOYMENT ENROLLMENT ENVIRONMENTAL EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPLOITATIONS EXPORT EARNINGS EXPORTER EXPORTS EXTERNAL DEBT FAMILIES FAMILY BUSINESSES FARMERS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCING NEED FINANCING NEEDS FISCAL DEFICIT FIXED INVESTMENT FLOATING EXCHANGE RATE FORECASTS FOREIGN CURRENCY FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES GDP PER CAPITA GOVERNMENT BUDGET GOVERNMENT FINANCE GOVERNMENT INVESTMENTS GOVERNMENT SPENDING GREEN REVOLUTION GUARANTEE AGENCY HOLDINGS HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME GROWTH INFLATION INTERNAL CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL BANKS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL RESERVES INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT FINANCING INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT VOLUME ISLAMIC BANKING JUDICIAL REFORM LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LACK OF INFORMATION LOAN PORTFOLIO LOAN-TO-DEPOSIT RATIO LOCAL CURRENCY LOCAL ECONOMY LOSS OF CONFIDENCE M2 MANDATES MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MICROFINANCE SECTOR MINES MONETARY CONTROL NATIONAL INCOME NATIONAL SECURITY NATURAL RESOURCES OIL OPEN MARKET OPEN MARKET OPERATIONS OPERATING EXPENDITURES OUTREACH OUTSTANDING LOANS PHYSICAL CAPITAL PLEDGES POLITICAL ECONOMY POPULATION GROWTH PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTION CAPACITY PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROFITABILITY PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION PUBLIC SPENDING RATE OF RETURN REAL GDP REAL SECTOR REGULATORY OVERSIGHT REMITTANCE RESERVE RESERVES REVENUE MOBILIZATION RISK PERCEPTION RULE OF LAW RURAL ACCESS SOURCE OF INCOME SUPPLY CHAINS SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TAX TAX POLICY TAX REVENUE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TERMS OF TRADE TOTAL DEBT TRADE BALANCE TRADE DEFICIT TRADING TRANSPARENCY TREATY TRUST FUND URBAN DEVELOPMENT WAGES WHOLESALE PRICES WITHDRAWAL
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Afghanistan Economic Update, April 2013

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