Afghanistan is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia.[1]
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Afghanistan is a developing country. As of 2014[update], the nation's GDP stands at about $60.58 billion with an exchange rate of $20.31 billion, and the GDP per capita is $1,900. The country's exports totaled $2.7 billion in 2012. Its unemployment rate was reported in 2008 at about 35%.[1] According to a 2009 report, about 42% of the population lives on less than $1 a day.[2] The nation has less than $1.5 billion in external debt.[1]
The Afghan economy has been growing at about 10% per year in the last decade, which is due to the infusion of over $50 billion in international aid and remittances from Afghan expats.[1] It is also due to improvements made to the transportation system and agricultural production, which is the backbone of the nation's economy.[3]
Notable firms
editThis list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.
Name | Industry | Sector | Headquarters | Founded | Notes |
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Afghan Film | Consumer services | Broadcasting & entertainment | Kabul | 1968 | State run film |
Afghan Telecom | Telecommunications | Fixed line telecommunications | Kabul | 2005 | |
Afghan Wireless | Telecommunications | Mobile telecommunications | Kabul | 1998 | |
Afghanistan International Bank | Financials | Banks | Kabul | 2004 | Commercial bank |
Ariana Afghan Airlines | Consumer services | Airlines | Kabul | 1955 | State-owned, national airline |
Ariana TV | Consumer services | Broadcasting & entertainment | Kabul | 2005 | Television |
AZ Corporation | Industrials | Building materials & fixtures | Kabul | 2001[4] | Construction |
Azizi Bank | Financials | Banks | Kabul | 2006 | Bank |
Bakhtar Afghan Airlines | Consumer services | Airlines | Kabul | 1967 | Airline, defunct 1988 |
Bakhtar News Agency | Consumer services | Broadcasting & entertainment | Kabul | 1939 | Government-owned news agency |
Bank-e-Millie Afghan | Financials | Banks | Kabul | 1933 | Bank |
Da Afghanistan Bank | Financials | Banks | Kabul | 1939 | Central bank |
East Horizon Airlines | Consumer services | Airlines | Kabul | 2013 | Airline |
First MicroFinance Bank-Afghanistan | Financials | Banks | Kabul | 2004 | Microfinance lending bank |
Kam Air | Consumer services | Airlines | Kabul | 2003 | Airline |
Khaama Press | Consumer services | Publishing | Kabul | 2010 | Online newspaper |
Khyber Afghan Airlines | Industrials | Industrial transportation | Jalalabad | 2001 | Cargo airline |
Moby Media Group | Consumer services | Broadcasting & entertainment | Kabul | 2002 | |
New Kabul Bank | Financials | Banks | Kabul | 2004 | Bank |
Pajhwok Afghan News | Consumer services | Broadcasting & entertainment | Kabul | 2003 | News agency |
Pamir Airways | Consumer services | Airlines | Kabul | 1994 | Private airline, defunct 2011 |
Pashtany Bank | Financials | Banks | Kabul | 1954 | National Afghan Corporation (government-owned) |
Rana Institute of Higher Studies | Consumer services | - | Kabul | 2009 | Private university |
Roshan | Telecommunications | Mobile telecommunications | Kabul | 2003 | Controlled by the Agha Khan |
Safi Airways | Consumer services | Airlines | Kabul | 2006 | Private airline |
Watan Group | Conglomerate | - | Kabul | 2002[5] | Oil & gas, mining, telecommunications
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Bank-e-Millie Afghan main office.
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A Safi Airways Airbus A320 departs Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Afghanistan". The World Factbook. CIA. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Afghanistan: Food still unaffordable for millions". IRIN. 12 March 2009. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ "Agriculture". USAID. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ^ Zillman, Claire (27 June 2012). "Hazard Pay". The American Lawyer. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "About Us". Watan Group. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
External links
edit- Capitalism Comes to Afghanistan Time Magazine Monday, Dec. 04, 2006