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Afghanistan: Central bank under Taliban control 'prohibits' online currenc
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
According to the statement, the 'prohibition' of online currency exchanges has been put in place under the Taliban's supervisory and security administration.
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Afghan economy has shrunk, country receives USD80 Mn every 14 days: Report
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In a newly released report, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has highlighted that millions of dollars have been transported to Afghanistan in different shipments over the previous three months.
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Afghan economy impacted by ban on women working in NGOs: OCHA
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a report that the ban on women working in NGOs in Afghanistan has had a major impact on the country's economy, TOLO News reported.
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US special envoy, UNAMA official discuss humanitarian and economic conditi
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The UNAMA Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan, Resident Coordinator, and Humanitarian Coordinator, Indrika Ratwatte, met with US Special Representative Thomas West to discuss the humanitarian and economic conditions in Afghanistan as well as help for Afghan refugees.
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Afghan drivers criticise hike in fuel price, calls on Taliban to pay atten
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Drivers in Afghanistan have criticised the hike in the price of petrol in the country's markets, claiming that it is harming their work and have therefore, urged the Taliban to pay attention to it, TOLOnews reported.
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Afghanistan: Taliban rejects claims of interference in aid distribution
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Refuting the claims, the Taliban has denied any intervention in the distribution of humanitarian supplies in Afghanistan and has argued that relief organisations have curtailed their contributions owing to a shortage of funding, reported TOLOnews.
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Central Bank of Afghanistan to auction USD 16 million today
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Central Bank of Afghanistan announced the auction of USD 16 million as the relative value of the American dollar increased.
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Human rights situation, Afghan economy discussed during US-Taliban talks i
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
As US officials and the Taliban hold direct talks with each other in Doha, the keynote points of discussion remained the deteriorating human rights situation in Afghanistan and the country's faltering economy.
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Amid reeling economic crisis, Afghan GDP likely to shrink further in 2022:
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 21 (ANI): While Afghanistan continues to remain under the grip of an economic and humanitarian crisis, the World Bank in its recent development update stated that the country's real gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to contract further in 2022.
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Afghanistan's economy faces critical challenges as it adjusts to new reali
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 18 (ANI): The Afghan economy is adjusting to a "new normal" following the events of August 2021, which brought about a significant economic contraction and widespread deprivation, according to the World Bank's new Afghanistan Development Update.
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Lives of Afghan women, girls changed unrecognizably since Taliban returned
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 16 (ANI): A year on from the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the senior UN official in the country, Resident Coordinator Ramiz Alakbarov, described his fears for girls' lives and called for women to play a full role in reviving the Afghan economy.
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Depriving girls of secondary education costs USD 500mn to Afghan economy:
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 16 (ANI): Keeping girls out of secondary school costs Afghanistan 2.5 per cent of its annual GDP, according to a new analysis by UNICEF.
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