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Afghanistan Economic Update, October 2013

dc.contributor.author Khan, Faruk
dc.contributor.author Joya, Omar
dc.date.accessioned 2014-01-29T00:58:20Z
dc.date.available 2014-01-29T00:58:20Z
dc.date.issued 2013-10
dc.description.abstract Uncertainty surrounding the political and security transition in Afghanistan has led to a slowdown in economic growth in 2013, following strong growth in 2012. After a decade of strong fiscal performance, revenue collection has weakened in 2013, potentially delaying Afghanistan's path toward self-reliance. In order to preserve fiscal sustainability, a concerted effort will be required going forward to improve revenue mobilization by strengthening tax and customs administration and by expediting introduction and implementation of the planned value-added tax. Afghanistan faces considerable expenditure needs in the areas of security, infrastructure development, service delivery, and operations and maintenance. Meeting these needs will also require significant grant assistance for the foreseeable future. In spite of the transition-related uncertainty and underperformance, Afghanistan will need to stay focused on its medium term structural reform goals. These include: (i) safeguarding sustainability by mobilizing revenue and securing grant assistance; (ii) supporting inclusive and job-creating post-transition growth by unlocking the potential of the agriculture and natural resource sectors and by tapping the potential of regional integration; (iii) improving upon the low levels of human capital and skills; and (iv) continuing to strengthen institutions and governance. This report is organized as follows: section one gives recent economic developments; section two presents economic outlook and medium term prospects; and section three presents structural policies for the medium term. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/10/18433329/afghanistan-economic-update-poverty-reduction-economic-management
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16656
dc.language English
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries Afghanistan economic update;
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject ACCESS TO FINANCE
dc.subject ACCOUNTING
dc.subject ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN
dc.subject ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT
dc.subject ADVISORY SERVICES
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL SECTORS
dc.subject AGRICULTURE
dc.subject AID DEPENDENT
dc.subject AUDITS
dc.subject BANK FINANCING
dc.subject BANK POLICY
dc.subject BANKING LAW
dc.subject BANKING SECTOR
dc.subject BINDING CONSTRAINT
dc.subject BROAD MONEY
dc.subject CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject CAPITAL FLIGHT
dc.subject CAPITAL FORMATION
dc.subject CAPITAL INFLOWS
dc.subject COLLATERAL
dc.subject COLLATERAL REGISTRY
dc.subject COMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subject COMMODITY
dc.subject COMMODITY PRICES
dc.subject CONSUMER SPENDING
dc.subject CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
dc.subject CORRUPTION
dc.subject CPI
dc.subject CREDIT BUREAU
dc.subject CREDITS
dc.subject CURRENT ACCOUNT
dc.subject CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE
dc.subject CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT
dc.subject DEBT
dc.subject DECISION MAKING
dc.subject DEMOGRAPHIC
dc.subject DEPOSIT
dc.subject DEPOSITS
dc.subject DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subject DOMESTIC INVESTORS
dc.subject ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subject ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subject ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
dc.subject ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject ECONOMIC IMPACT
dc.subject ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
dc.subject ECONOMIC SECTOR WORK
dc.subject ECONOMICS
dc.subject EDUCATION SYSTEM
dc.subject EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subject ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject ENROLLMENT
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
dc.subject EXPENDITURE
dc.subject EXPENDITURES
dc.subject EXPORTER
dc.subject EXPORTS
dc.subject EXPOSURE
dc.subject EXTERNAL DEBT
dc.subject EXTERNAL TRADE
dc.subject EXTERNALITIES
dc.subject FAMILIES
dc.subject FAMILY BUSINESSES
dc.subject FARMERS
dc.subject FINANCE CORPORATION
dc.subject FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subject FINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subject FINANCIAL MARKETS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject FINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subject FINANCIAL SECTORS
dc.subject FINANCING NEEDS
dc.subject FIXED CAPITAL
dc.subject FLEXIBLE EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subject FOOD PRICE
dc.subject FOOD PRICES
dc.subject FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject FOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subject FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES
dc.subject FOREIGN FIRMS
dc.subject GDP
dc.subject GDP PER CAPITA
dc.subject GOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subject GOVERNMENT FINANCE
dc.subject GOVERNMENT INVESTMENTS
dc.subject GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject GROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION
dc.subject GROWTH RATE
dc.subject GROWTH RATES
dc.subject GUARANTEE AGENCY
dc.subject HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject INCOME
dc.subject INCOME TAX
dc.subject INCOMES
dc.subject INFLATION
dc.subject INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL RESERVES
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
dc.subject INVENTORIES
dc.subject INVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subject INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO
dc.subject INVESTOR CONFIDENCE
dc.subject JOB CREATION
dc.subject LABOR FORCE
dc.subject LABOR MARKET
dc.subject LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK
dc.subject LOAN
dc.subject LOAN-TO-DEPOSIT RATIO
dc.subject LOCAL CURRENCY
dc.subject M2
dc.subject MATURITY
dc.subject MINES
dc.subject MONEY GROWTH
dc.subject NATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subject NATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subject NEW COMPANIES
dc.subject OIL
dc.subject OPEN MARKET
dc.subject OPEN MARKET OPERATIONS
dc.subject OUTPUT
dc.subject OUTPUTS
dc.subject OUTREACH
dc.subject PENSION
dc.subject PHYSICAL CAPITAL
dc.subject PLEDGES
dc.subject POLICY DECISIONS
dc.subject POLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subject POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY
dc.subject PORTFOLIO
dc.subject PRICE INCREASES
dc.subject PRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject PROFITABILITY
dc.subject PROPERTY TAX
dc.subject PUBLIC CREDIT
dc.subject PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subject PUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subject PUBLIC POLICIES
dc.subject PUBLIC POLICY
dc.subject RAPID EXPANSION
dc.subject RATE OF RETURN
dc.subject REAL ESTATE
dc.subject REAL GDP
dc.subject REFORM PROGRAM
dc.subject REGIONAL INTEGRATION
dc.subject REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subject REGULATORY OVERSIGHT
dc.subject RESERVE
dc.subject RISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subject RISK PERCEPTION
dc.subject RULE OF LAW
dc.subject RURAL ACCESS
dc.subject SAFETY NET
dc.subject SUPPLY CHAINS
dc.subject SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject TAX
dc.subject TAX CODE
dc.subject TAX INCENTIVES
dc.subject TAX RATE
dc.subject TAX RATES
dc.subject TAX REVENUE
dc.subject TAX REVENUES
dc.subject TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject TELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subject TOTAL REVENUE
dc.subject TRADE BALANCE
dc.subject TRADE DEFICIT
dc.subject TRADING
dc.subject TRANSPARENCY
dc.subject TRANSPARENT PROCESSES
dc.subject TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
dc.subject TRUST FUND
dc.subject VALUATION
dc.subject VALUE ADDED
dc.subject VOLATILITY
dc.subject WITHDRAWAL
dc.title Afghanistan Economic Update, October 2013 en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.date.disclosure 2013-10-24
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work :: Economic Updates and Modeling
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/10/18433329/afghanistan-economic-update-poverty-reduction-economic-management
okr.globalpractice Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpractice Environment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpractice Finance and Markets
okr.globalpractice Trade and Competitiveness
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000442464_20131024131051
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 18433329
okr.identifier.report 82012
okr.language.supported en
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okr.region.administrative South Asia
okr.region.country Afghanistan
okr.topic Finance and Financial Sector Development :: Access to Finance
okr.topic Environmental Economics and Policies
okr.topic Economic Theory and Research
okr.topic Private Sector Development :: Emerging Markets
okr.topic Finance and Financial Sector Development :: Debt Markets
okr.topic Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.topic Environment
okr.unit Econ. Policy & Poverty Sector (SASEP)
okr.volume 1 of 1
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