Afghanistan Development Update, April 2021 : Setting Course to Recovery

Afghanistan continues to face daunting challenges and uncertainties. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis imposed a heavy burden on the economy, public finances, and private sector investment in 2020. Urban unemployment and hardship increased, while d...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	ECONOMIC GROWTH REAL SECTOR MONETARY POLICY EXTERNAL SECTOR FISCAL TRENDS ECONOMIC OUTLOOK RISKS POVERTY CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT LABOR MARKET LABOR FORCE SURVEY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/763291617611988101/Afghanistan-Development-Update-Setting-Course-to-Recovery http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35363

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spelling	okr-10986-353632021-04-23T14:02:21Z Afghanistan Development Update, April 2021 : Setting Course to Recovery World Bank ECONOMIC GROWTH REAL SECTOR MONETARY POLICY EXTERNAL SECTOR FISCAL TRENDS ECONOMIC OUTLOOK RISKS POVERTY CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT LABOR MARKET LABOR FORCE SURVEY Afghanistan continues to face daunting challenges and uncertainties. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis imposed a heavy burden on the economy, public finances, and private sector investment in 2020. Urban unemployment and hardship increased, while declining revenues limited the feasible extent of the government’s response. With many firms closed and jobs lost, recovery from the impacts of the crisis now depends on re-investment and a recovery in confidence. Restoration of confidence has been hampered, however, by challenging political and security conditions, and uncertainties regarding future international support. Peace talks between the government and the Taliban are making slow progress, while the frequency of Taliban attacks has increased. Economic recovery will depend on a continued strong partnership between the government and its international partners. To help restore private sector confidence and facilitate continued international support, the government needs to demonstrate substantial progress on revenue, anti-corruption, and private sector reforms. 2021-04-05T16:12:31Z 2021-04-05T16:12:31Z 2021-04-05 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/763291617611988101/Afghanistan-Development-Update-Setting-Course-to-Recovery http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35363 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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description	Afghanistan continues to face daunting challenges and uncertainties. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis imposed a heavy burden on the economy, public finances, and private sector investment in 2020. Urban unemployment and hardship increased, while declining revenues limited the feasible extent of the government’s response. With many firms closed and jobs lost, recovery from the impacts of the crisis now depends on re-investment and a recovery in confidence. Restoration of confidence has been hampered, however, by challenging political and security conditions, and uncertainties regarding future international support. Peace talks between the government and the Taliban are making slow progress, while the frequency of Taliban attacks has increased. Economic recovery will depend on a continued strong partnership between the government and its international partners. To help restore private sector confidence and facilitate continued international support, the government needs to demonstrate substantial progress on revenue, anti-corruption, and private sector reforms.
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title	Afghanistan Development Update, April 2021 : Setting Course to Recovery
title_short	Afghanistan Development Update, April 2021 : Setting Course to Recovery
title_full	Afghanistan Development Update, April 2021 : Setting Course to Recovery
title_fullStr	Afghanistan Development Update, April 2021 : Setting Course to Recovery
title_full_unstemmed	Afghanistan Development Update, April 2021 : Setting Course to Recovery
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Afghanistan Development Update, April 2021 : Setting Course to Recovery

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