Afghanistan http://www.alacrastore.com/country-snapshot/Afghanistan Thursday, May 15, 2008 9:51:13 PM en AlacraStore RSS Builder 1.0 30 http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/EN_EN_MAIN_20080503T000000_0009?CMP=OTC-RSSPUB&HQS=Afghanistaneiuftxml/EN_EN_MAIN_20080503T000000_0009normA shift in Taliban tactics THE Mujahideen Day parade in Kabul on April ##th was meant to show Afghanistan's new, Western-trained, armed forces coming of age. President Hamid Karzai, the country's political elite and a jumble of Western...5/2/2008 8:17:36 PM4.00The EconomistThe EconomistThe EconomistEN_EN_MAIN_20080503T000000_0009ENAfghanistanENMarket ResearchEIU Country Analysishttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080429T163000_0001?CMP=OTC-RSSPUB&HQS=Afghanistaneiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080429T163000_0001normCOUNTRY BRIEFING FROM ECONOMIST.COM The conflict in Afghanistan may become more like the one in Iraq KABUL: The Mujahideen Day parade in Kabul, at the weekend, was supposed to show Afghanistan's new, Western-trained, armed forces coming...4/29/2008 8:23:34 PM33.00ViewsWireEIU Country AnalysisNewsVW_VW_MAIN_20080429T163000_0001News analysisPoliticsVWAfghanistanEIUMarket ResearchEIU Country Analysishttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080401T133700_0003?CMP=OTC-RSSPUB&HQS=Afghanistaneiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080401T133700_0003normCOUNTRY VIEW FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT OVERVIEW: The government led by the president, Hamid Karzai, will remain the dominant political force in ####-##. The most important international relationships for Afghanistan remain...4/21/2008 7:51:33 PM33.00ViewsWireEIU Country AnalysisNewsVW_VW_MAIN_20080401T133700_0003OutlookEconomyVWAfghanistanEIUMarket ResearchEIU Country Analysishttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0002?CMP=OTC-RSSPUB&HQS=Afghanistaneiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0002norm4/9/2008 7:56:12 PM33.00ViewsWireEIU Country AnalysisNews COUNTRY BRIEFING Both the government of Afghanistan and the international donors and agencies that provide it with financial and security support will focus on development in ####-##. Recent meetings between Afghanistan and its...VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0002News analysisEconomyVWAfghanistanEIUMarket ResearchEIU Country Analysishttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0006?CMP=OTC-RSSPUB&HQS=Afghanistaneiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0006norm4/9/2008 7:56:12 PM33.00ViewsWireEIU Country AnalysisNews COUNTRY BRIEFING The new UN envoy to Afghanistan, a Norwegian diplomat, Kai Eide, declared in March that better co-ordination of aid and development with NATO military forces and the Afghan authorities would be prioritised during...VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0006News analysisPoliticsVWAfghanistanEIUMarket ResearchEIU Country Analysishttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0009?CMP=OTC-RSSPUB&HQS=Afghanistaneiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0009norm4/9/2008 7:56:11 PM33.00ViewsWireEIU Country AnalysisNews COUNTRY BRIEFING In a report following an IMF staff team's visit to the Afghan capital, Kabul, the IMF continued to express concern over the stalling of structural reforms and the Afghanistan authorities' failure to make headway...VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0009News analysisEconomyVWAfghanistanEIUMarket ResearchEIU Country Analysishttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0012?CMP=OTC-RSSPUB&HQS=Afghanistaneiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0012norm4/9/2008 7:56:11 PM33.00ViewsWireEIU Country AnalysisNews COUNTRY BRIEFING The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Afghanistan Opium Winter Rapid Assessment Survey released in early February found that levels of opium cultivation in Afghanistan in #### were likely to be broadly similar...VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0012News analysisEconomyVWAfghanistanEIUMarket ResearchEIU Country Analysishttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0013?CMP=OTC-RSSPUB&HQS=Afghanistaneiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0013norm4/9/2008 7:56:11 PM33.00ViewsWireEIU Country AnalysisNews COUNTRY BRIEFING Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan's Helmand and Kandahar provinces attacked ten mobile-phone towers in late February and early March, after demanding that mobile-phone operators turn off all telephone signals...VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0013News analysisPoliticsVWAfghanistanEIUMarket ResearchEIU Country Analysishttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0008?CMP=OTC-RSSPUB&HQS=Afghanistaneiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0008norm4/9/2008 7:56:10 PM33.00ViewsWireEIU Country AnalysisNews COUNTRY BRIEFING An IMF staff team visited the Afghan capital, Kabul, in January-February for discussions with the Afghan authorities and other donor partners that focused on the domestic revenue shortfall, inflationary pressures...VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0008News analysisEconomyVWAfghanistanEIUMarket ResearchEIU Country Analysishttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0003?CMP=OTC-RSSPUB&HQS=Afghanistaneiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0003norm4/9/2008 7:56:10 PM33.00ViewsWireEIU Country AnalysisNews COUNTRY BRIEFING According to the IMF, real GDP growth in Afghanistan is projected to reach ##.#% in ####/##, with a strong recovery expected in agricultural production, after below-average rainfall dampened agricultural output...VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0003News analysisEconomyVWAfghanistanEIUMarket ResearchEIU Country Analysishttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0005?CMP=OTC-RSSPUB&HQS=Afghanistaneiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0005norm4/9/2008 7:56:10 PM33.00ViewsWireEIU Country AnalysisNews COUNTRY BRIEFING The first three months of #### have seen no let-up in the fight against neo-Taliban insurgents in the south and east of Afghanistan, particularly in Helmand and Kandahar provinces. By mid-March Afghan and Western...VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0005News analysisPoliticsVWAfghanistanEIUMarket ResearchEIU Country Analysishttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0001?CMP=OTC-RSSPUB&HQS=Afghanistaneiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0001norm4/9/2008 7:56:10 PM33.00ViewsWireEIU Country AnalysisNews COUNTRY BRIEFING The government led by the president, Hamid Karzai, will remain the dominant political force in Afghanistan in ####-##. The next presidential election is scheduled for ####. The question of the future leadership...VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0001News analysisPoliticsVWAfghanistanEIUMarket ResearchEIU Country Analysishttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0010?CMP=OTC-RSSPUB&HQS=Afghanistaneiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0010norm4/9/2008 7:56:10 PM33.00ViewsWireEIU Country AnalysisNews COUNTRY BRIEFING An IMF staff report released in late January expressed satisfaction with the high levels of real GDP growth in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban. Real GDP growth between fiscal year ####/## (March ##st-March...VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0010News analysisEconomyVWAfghanistanEIUMarket ResearchEIU Country Analysishttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0011?CMP=OTC-RSSPUB&HQS=Afghanistaneiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0011norm4/9/2008 7:56:10 PM33.00ViewsWireEIU Country AnalysisNews COUNTRY BRIEFING Although inflation was successfully reduced to single digits in ####/##, Afghanistan has recently seen the sharpest inflationary surges in years. Steep increases in prices for imported petroleum and foodstuffs,...VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0011News analysisEconomyVWAfghanistanEIUMarket ResearchEIU Country Analysishttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0014?CMP=OTC-RSSPUB&HQS=Afghanistaneiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0014norm4/9/2008 7:56:10 PM33.00ViewsWireEIU Country AnalysisNews COUNTRY BRIEFING In a report published in February #### the IMF drew attention to the rapid growth of the banking sector in Afghanistan in recent years. The country had ## banks at end-####, up from just six in ####. This included...VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0014News analysisBusinessVWAfghanistanEIUMarket ResearchEIU Country Analysishttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0015?CMP=OTC-RSSPUB&HQS=Afghanistaneiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0015norm4/9/2008 7:56:09 PM33.00ViewsWireEIU Country AnalysisNews COUNTRY BRIEFING The Agency Co-ordinating Body for Afghan Relief (ACBAR, a body aiming to help to bring more cohesion to the many donor programmes providing financial assistance in Afghanistan) issued a report in March stressing...VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0015News analysisEconomyVWAfghanistanEIUMarket ResearchEIU Country Analysishttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0007?CMP=OTC-RSSPUB&HQS=Afghanistaneiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0007norm4/9/2008 7:56:09 PM33.00ViewsWireEIU Country AnalysisNews COUNTRY BRIEFING A powerful Uzbek warlord in Afghanistan, General Dostum, has been removed from his Kabul position as chief of staff to the army commander after a dramatic hostage stand-off with police at his Kabul home. General...VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0007News analysisPoliticsVWAfghanistanEIUMarket ResearchEIU Country Analysishttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0004?CMP=OTC-RSSPUB&HQS=Afghanistaneiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0004norm4/9/2008 7:56:09 PM33.00ViewsWireEIU Country AnalysisNews COUNTRY BRIEFING As Afghanistan's presidential elections of #### approach, speculation will increase regarding likely candidates. Afghan politics is unpredictable, and it is quite possible that a relatively unexpected candidate...VW_VW_MAIN_20080409T151500_0004News analysisPoliticsVWAfghanistanEIUMarket ResearchEIU Country Analysishttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/EN_EN_MAIN_20080405T000000_0008?CMP=OTC-RSSPUB&HQS=Afghanistaneiuftxml/EN_EN_MAIN_20080405T000000_0008norm4/4/2008 8:08:14 PM4.00The EconomistThe EconomistThe EconomistIn the war-torn south, the British and the Taliban are both resented AKHTAR, a well-to-do cloth merchant in his ##s, recalls the optimism Afghans in his province of Helmand felt when the Taliban were defeated in ####. It is exhausted....EN_EN_MAIN_20080405T000000_0008ENAfghanistanENMarket ResearchEIU Country Analysishttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/eiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080403T130100_0032?CMP=OTC-RSSPUB&HQS=Afghanistaneiuftxml/VW_VW_MAIN_20080403T130100_0032norm4/3/2008 8:32:18 PM33.00ViewsWireEIU Country AnalysisNewsCOUNTRY BACKGROUND FROM THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT ...VW_VW_MAIN_20080403T130100_0032Economic structureEconomyVWAfghanistanEIUMarket ResearchEIU Country Analysis