While gains stem largely from a weakening currency, the country has built a cash cushion against crisis.
Thursday, August 15, 2019 / By: William Byrd, Ph.D.; M. Khalid Payenda
An Afghanistan peace deal, currently under discussion between the Taliban and U.S., will depend in the long term on more than political and military agreements. A sustained peace will also require that the Afghan government can generate growing revenue to help pay its soldiers, deliver services and reduce its dependence on foreign aid. As with any country, Afghanistan’s government revenue is an important fiscal indicator and determinant of macroeconomic stability; in Afghanistan, it will also be critical to stabilizing the country should a peace agreement materialize.
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