KABUL Bank’s latest development update.
Afghanistan’s economy grew by around two percent in 2018 despite progress in economic policies, likely leading to further increases in poverty and deterioration in living standards.
The latest edition of the biannual publication highlighted the combined negative impacts of conflict, drought and political uncertainty on the economy, resulting in the lowest growth rates among South Asian economies in 2018.
“Afghanistan faces challenges of insecurity, election-related political uncertainty, potential declines in international security support,” said World Bank . . .
