South Asia - Afghanistan Country Brief

GDP 2006 (in US$ billions): 8.4
GDP Growth 2006: 5.3%
GDP per capita Growth 2006: 1.7%
Source: World Bank "At a Glance." (pdf)

-Skills Development, US$20 million, Feb 08
-Education Quality, US$30 million, Feb 08
-Microfinance, US$30 million, Jan 08
-Rural Access, US$112 million, Dec 07

Afghanistan: Development solutions will be required to change economic incentives and wean rural communities from dependence on opium.

National Public Consultation Conference: (Nov 12, 2007)Role of Community Development Councils in Good Local Governance and Development.

Feature: (Oct 29, 2007) Multi-donor trust fund changes millions of Afghan lives.

End Poverty in South Asia: This blog is maintained by Shanta Devarajan, the Chief Economist of the South Asia Region at the World Bank.