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Trade as a Vehicle for Growth in Afghanistan: Challenges and Opportunities

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dc.contributor.authorRocha, Nadia
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-15T23:29:37Z
dc.date.available2017-11-15T23:29:37Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractWith further declines in international assistance expected over the coming years, the government of Afghanistan faces a new challenge of enabling new growth drivers. One such driver is trade. Decades of civil war and military occupation that culminated in the fall of the Taliban in 2001, have devastated Afghanistan. High levels of conflict destroyed infrastructure, displaced a significant share of the population, incentivized informal and illicit economic activities, and jeopardized the delivery of public services. Trade could be an important channel for accelerating growth in Afghanistan. A plausible trade-driven growth scenario for Afghanistan should promote economic and export diversification. This report brings new evidence on the opportunities and challenges for development in the areas of trade in goods, trade in services, and transit trade. It also provides recommendations for an appropriate sequencing of policy reforms and strategic infrastructure investment to support potential growth in these sectors. The main findings of this report suggest that government intervention should focus on two complementary areas of competitiveness and connectivity.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/682381509958023712/Trade-as-a-vehicle-for-growth-in-Afghanistan-challenges-and-opportunities
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/28880
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/28880
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectTRADE
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectCONFLICT
dc.subjectTRANSITION
dc.subjectFINANCE
dc.subjectGROWTH
dc.titleTrade as a Vehicle for Growth in Afghanistanen
dc.title.subtitleChallenges and Opportunitiesen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleTrade as a Vehicle for Growth in Afghanistan
okr.date.disclosure2017-11-06
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/682381509958023712/Trade-as-a-vehicle-for-growth-in-Afghanistan-challenges-and-opportunities
okr.guid682381509958023712
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/28880
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b0851d5714_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum28135069
okr.identifier.report120906
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okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/682381509958023712/pdf/120906-WP-PUBLIC-AFGtradeandtransitreportFINALNovtoupload.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryAfghanistan
okr.topicConflict and Development::Conflict and Fragile States
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Export Competitiveness
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade Finance and Investment
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade Policy
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade and Services
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Theory & Research
okr.unitT&C GP-Trade&Competition-IBRD (GTCTC)
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