Afghanistan’s Economic, Poverty and Gender Issues

November 09, 2023 01:29:15
Afghanistan’s Economic, Poverty and Gender Issues
Events at USIP
Afghanistan’s Economic, Poverty and Gender Issues

Nov 09 2023 | 01:29:15

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Show Notes

It is under these precarious conditions that the World Bank has published two new reports: the latest “Afghanistan Development Update” and the third round of its ongoing “Afghanistan Welfare Monitoring Survey.” These reports lay out the country’s current economic context and its trends in welfare and poverty, underlining the severe problems facing the Afghan people. On November 8, USIP and the World Bank hosted a conversation with two of the reports’ authors as well as leading experts on Afghanistan’s economy.

Speakers

Scott Wordenwelcoming remarks
Director, Afghanistan and Central Asia Programs, U.S. Institute of Peace

Eduardo Olaberriaopening remarks
Program Leader, Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions for Afghanistan, The World Bank 

Silvia Redaelli 
Senior Economist, The World Bank 

Muhammad Waheed
Senior Country Economist, The World Bank

Khalid Payenda 
Director and Cofounder, Institute for Development and Economic Affairs 

Paul Fishstein 
Non-resident Fellow, Center on International Cooperation, New York University

Naheed Sarabi
Director and Cofounder, Institute for Development and Economic Affairs 

Bill Byrdmoderator
Senior Expert, Afghanistan, U.S Institute of Peace

 

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/afghanistans-economic-poverty-and-gender-issues

 

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