Afghanistan Development Update, January 2020 : Navigating a Sea of Uncertainty

Afghanistan Development Update, January 2020 : Navigating a Sea of Uncertainty

Afghanistan currently faces a sea of uncertainty. Outcomes of the September 2019 presidential elections are not yet known, and preliminary results have been challenged. Insecurity continues, with government and insurgent operations imposing an incr...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT
MONETARY POLICY
FISCAL TRENDS
EXTERNAL SECTOR
TAX REVENUE
FOREIGN AID
MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES
POVERTY REDUCTION
RECONSTRUCTION
CIVIL AID
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/328861579623579913/Afghanistan-Development-Update-Navigating-a-Sea-of-Uncertainty
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spelling okr-10986-332102021-09-16T15:32:17Z Afghanistan Development Update, January 2020 : Navigating a Sea of Uncertainty World Bank ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OUTLOOK SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT MONETARY POLICY FISCAL TRENDS EXTERNAL SECTOR TAX REVENUE FOREIGN AID MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES POVERTY REDUCTION RECONSTRUCTION CIVIL AID Afghanistan currently faces a sea of uncertainty. Outcomes of the September 2019 presidential elections are not yet known, and preliminary results have been challenged. Insecurity continues, with government and insurgent operations imposing an increasing burden in terms of civilian casualties. Negotiations between the US and the Taliban have recently resumed, but prospects for and the contents of any eventual political settlement remain unclear. In the meantime, the duration and extent of continued international security support is being questioned. While international grants continue to finance 75 percent of public expenditure, current aid pledges expire at the end of 2020, with some major donors signaling intentions to significantly reduce support. This context of uncertainty has fundamental implications for the economy, with growth and investment constrained by weak confidence. 2020-01-22T15:44:20Z 2020-01-22T15:44:20Z 2020-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/328861579623579913/Afghanistan-Development-Update-Navigating-a-Sea-of-Uncertainty http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33210 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Economic Updates and Modeling South Asia Afghanistan
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topic ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT
MONETARY POLICY
FISCAL TRENDS
EXTERNAL SECTOR
TAX REVENUE
FOREIGN AID
MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES
POVERTY REDUCTION
RECONSTRUCTION
CIVIL AID
spellingShingle ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT
MONETARY POLICY
FISCAL TRENDS
EXTERNAL SECTOR
TAX REVENUE
FOREIGN AID
MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES
POVERTY REDUCTION
RECONSTRUCTION
CIVIL AID
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Afghanistan Development Update, January 2020 : Navigating a Sea of Uncertainty
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description Afghanistan currently faces a sea of uncertainty. Outcomes of the September 2019 presidential elections are not yet known, and preliminary results have been challenged. Insecurity continues, with government and insurgent operations imposing an increasing burden in terms of civilian casualties. Negotiations between the US and the Taliban have recently resumed, but prospects for and the contents of any eventual political settlement remain unclear. In the meantime, the duration and extent of continued international security support is being questioned. While international grants continue to finance 75 percent of public expenditure, current aid pledges expire at the end of 2020, with some major donors signaling intentions to significantly reduce support. This context of uncertainty has fundamental implications for the economy, with growth and investment constrained by weak confidence.
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title Afghanistan Development Update, January 2020 : Navigating a Sea of Uncertainty
title_short Afghanistan Development Update, January 2020 : Navigating a Sea of Uncertainty
title_full Afghanistan Development Update, January 2020 : Navigating a Sea of Uncertainty
title_fullStr Afghanistan Development Update, January 2020 : Navigating a Sea of Uncertainty
title_full_unstemmed Afghanistan Development Update, January 2020 : Navigating a Sea of Uncertainty
title_sort afghanistan development update, january 2020 : navigating a sea of uncertainty
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