Afghanistan’s central bank, Da Afghanistan Bank, on Thursday lifted restrictions on salaried people withdrawing their salaries.
The central bank had imposed restrictions in the face...
ESCAP's new survey says that economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and other global shocks must be anchored in an inclusive “new social contract”,...
Amid continuing uncertainty over when the pandemic will finally be behind us, the one certainty for the region’s policymakers is that the benefits of...
The Russia-Ukraine war has driven large increases in international prices for wheat, maize and vegetable oils and Global food prices have reached “a new...
The Central Asia Republics (CARs) of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan occupy an important place in the geopolitical frameworks of India and China. Both India and...
Banking bodies and associations of non-residents have been roped in by the Nepal government to curb the flow of currency and attract foreign exchange...
Farmers have a trying time during summer, preventing the soil from cracking from intense heat. Erratic and untimely rains exacerbate the pest problem. Now,...
In a sobering assessment released this week, the United Nations has painted a complex portrait of Afghanistan under Taliban governance, where a dramatic increase in security incidents coincides with fragile stability, devastating cross-border violence with Pakistan, and a deepening humanitarian and human rights crisis.
The persistence of illegal hunting and trade underscores a tension between traditional practices, economic necessity, and modern conservation imperatives.
In a sobering assessment released this week, the United Nations has painted a complex portrait of Afghanistan under Taliban governance, where a dramatic increase in security incidents coincides with fragile stability, devastating cross-border violence with Pakistan, and a deepening humanitarian and human rights crisis.
Even as relief plans are underway, many warn that rebuilding will not just require bricks and mortar – but a renewed social contract that can lay the foundations for more inclusive and resilient growth.