Afghanistan Economic Update, April 2014

Economic growth slowed considerably to 3.6 percent (estimated) in 2013 despite robust agricultural production, as heightened uncertainty surrounding the political and security transition led to a slump in investor and consumer confidence. Growth is...

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Main Authors:	Joya, Omar, Khan, Faruk
Format:	Economic Updates and Modeling
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL SECTORS AGRICULTURE AID DEPENDENT ANNUAL BUDGET AUCTIONS AUDITS BANK FINANCING BANKING SECTOR BID BROAD MONEY BUDGET EXECUTION BUDGET EXPENDITURE BUDGETING BUSINESS CONFIDENCE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CAPITAL FLIGHT CAPITAL FORMATION CAPITAL INFLOWS CAPITAL INJECTION CENTRAL BANK COLLATERAL COLLATERAL REGISTRY COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICE CONSUMER CONFIDENCE CORRUPTION CREDITS CURRENCY CURRENT ACCOUNT CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE DECISION MAKING DEMAND FOR CREDIT DEMOGRAPHIC DEPOSITS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DISPUTE RESOLUTION DOMESTIC MARKET DOMESTIC REVENUE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEPENDENCY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ECONOMIC SECTOR WORK ENROLLMENT ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATE REGIME EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE OBLIGATIONS EXPENDITURES EXPORTER EXPORTS EXPOSURE EXTERNAL DEBT EXTERNAL TRADE FAMILIES FAMILY BUSINESSES FARMERS FINANCIAL FLOWS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCING NEEDS FISCAL FRAMEWORK FISCAL REVENUE FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY FIXED CAPITAL FIXED INVESTMENTS FLOATING EXCHANGE RATE FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES FOREIGN GRANTS FOREIGN INVESTMENTS FOREIGN INVESTORS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GINI COEFFICIENT GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT INVESTMENTS GROWTH RATE GUARANTEE AGENCY HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INCOME TAX INCOMES INEQUALITY INFLATION INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL RESERVES INTERNATIONAL SECURITY INVENTORIES INVESTING INVESTMENT ACTIVITY INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE REFORMS INVESTMENT EXPENDITURES INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT STRATEGY JOB CREATION LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE LIQUIDITY LOAN M2 MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET PENETRATION MEDIUM-TERM MACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORK MICROFINANCE MINISTRY OF FINANCE MOBILE PHONE MONEY GROWTH MONEY SUPPLY NATIONAL BUDGET NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCES NET CAPITAL OPEN MARKET OPEN MARKET OPERATIONS OUTPUTS OUTREACH PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PHYSICAL CAPITAL PLEDGES POLITICAL ECONOMY PORTFOLIO POVERTY IMPACT POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE INCREASES PRICE STABILITY PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATIZATION PROFITABILITY PROGRAMS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SPENDING RAPID GROWTH RATE OF RETURN REAL GDP RECURRENT EXPENDITURES REFORM PROGRAM REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY OVERSIGHT RESERVE REVENUE GROWTH RISK MANAGEMENT RULE OF LAW SALES TAX SAVINGS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SOCIAL OUTCOMES SOCIAL PROTECTION STRUCTURAL REFORM SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAINS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TAX TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX BASE TAX EVASION TAX PAYMENTS TAX REVENUES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELEPHONE NETWORKS TIME DEPOSITS TRADE BALANCE TRADE DEFICIT TRANSPARENCY TRUST FUND UNCERTAINTY VALUATION VOLATILITY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/04/19425195/afghanistan-economic-update http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18633