Afghanistan and ADB

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Private Sector Investment Needed to Support Growth in Afghanistan — ADB

Afghanistan’s economy is forecast to moderate to 2.5% growth in 2018 and 2019 due to the challenging security and political situations in the country, says a new ADB report. The government needs to attract higher levels of private investment to help boost economic growth, create more jobs, and reduce the country’s dependence on donor support.
ADB, Afghanistan Launch GeoPortal to Improve Data Access and Sharing

ADB and Afghanistan launched the “Afghan GeoPortal” to help increase the Government of Afghanistan’s access to accurate and comprehensive geospatial data from a central information system in the country.
ADB Approves 3-Year Extension of Water Project in Afghanistan

ADB's Board of Directors has approved the 3-year extension of the availability period of the MFF, approved in 2009, for the Water Resources Development Investment Program aimed to improve agricultural productivity in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Modernizing Asia's Crossroads

This country brief highlights how ADB has helped stimulate Afghanistan's economy, drive through critical reforms, and repair its shattered infrastructure.

Afghanistan was a founding member of ADB in 1966 and has since been supported by ADB over two periods.

Resuming its partnership with Afghanistan after a hiatus from 1980 to 2001, ADB—in collaboration with other development partners—supports the country’s development in the transport, energy, natural resources, and economic management sectors. Cumulative lending to Afghanistan total almost $1 billion, and approved grants total $3.3 billion.

ADB assistance is fully on budget and aligned with the government’s strategies and its national priority programs, which are the agreed foundations of the partnership.

Afghanistan is a member of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program.

Afghanistan Infrastructure Trust Fund Partner with ADB to finance infrastructure investments in Afghanistan and improve the livelihood of its people.

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April 2018Asian Development Bank and Afghanistan: Fact Sheet

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News from Country Offices 14 May 2018

ADB Helps Inaugurate New Power Distribution Network in Southwest Kabul
ADB and Afghanistan inaugurated on 7 May a new power distribution network which will help provide efficient and reliable electricity to around 200,000 people, who previously did not have access to electricity, in the southwest of Kabul.
Speech 04 May 2018

Speech at the 12th Informal Meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Finance Ministers – Wencai Zhang
Speech by ADB Vice-President Wencai Zhang at the 12th Informal Meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Finance Ministers at the 51st ADB Annual Meeting on 4 May 2018 in Manila, Philippines.
Speech 03 May 2018

Opening Remarks at the CAREC High-Level Session on New Opportunities for Regional Cooperation – Wencai Zhang
Opening remarks by ADB Vice-President Wencai Zhang at the CAREC High-Level Session on New Opportunities for Regional Cooperation: The Potential of CAREC–BRI Collaboration on 3 May 2018 in Manila, Philippines.