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The Afghan economy is struggling to confront deflationary winds. Over the past two years, Afghanistan's economy has been characterized by a tumultuous downturn, underlined by a staggering 26...

South Asia is expected to remain the world’s fastest-growing region, thanks to robust growth in India. However, this strong outlook is deceptive. For most countries, growth is still below...

The World Bank Afghanistan Economic Monitor provides a summary of the latest economic developments and key economic indicators. Drawing from a range of data sources, including real-time data...

Highlights: The report provides an overview of joint work on four priority themes across the humanitarian-development-peace nexus over a period covering July 2020 to June 2022 (FY20–22)...

This paper studies the effect of the 2018 drought on household consumption and poverty in Afghanistan, a semi-arid and conflict-affected country. The paper combines geolocated household data with remote-sensing weather data...

Highlights on food security: Consumer prices continue to decrease because of persistent economic weakness and reduced demand, prolonging the deflationary trend that began in April 2023. Half...

The Afghan economy is expected to hover around no-growth territory this year, amid uncertainty after contracting by 25% since August 2021 and adjusting to significantly lower demand, while...

At just under six percent, South Asia is expected to grow faster than any other developing country region this year—but slower than its pre-pandemic pace and not...

Highlights: After peaking in Mid-2022, inflation turned into deflation since April 2023, driven by the easing of supply constraints and wider availability of goods in markets. About two-thirds of...

Highlight: According to the unofficial data from the National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA),the year-on-year headline inflation is now at negative 2.83 percent as of May 2023—primarily driven by...