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Afghanistan shows what investing in women’s education – or divesting – can do to an economy
analyzed the economic benefit of this societal change, using data from the Labor Force and Household Surveys conducted in Afghanistan in 2007, 2014 and 2020. We found it was enormous. In the wake ...
Afghanistan food crisis deepens as aid cuts leave many living on ‘just bread and tea’
The head of the World Food Programme in Afghanistan says the agency can only feed half the millions of Afghans in need after ...
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Afghanistan Shows Economic Gains From Investing In Girls' Education
I, along with World bank education expert Raja Bentaouet Kattan and American University economist Rafiuddin Najam , analyzed the economic ... in Afghanistan in 2007, 2014 and 2020.
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The World Bank In Afghanistan
The events of August 15, 2021, triggered a sharp contraction and reconfiguration of the Afghan economy and approaches to international aid. Reduced aid drove a steep decline in aggregate demand and ...