Category: Governance

Da Afghanistan Bank to auction $ 14 million

KABUL (SW) – The Islamic Emirate-run central bank, Da Afghanistan Bank, has announced it will continue to inject dollars into the foreign exchange market to counter the rising value of the dollar against the afghani.

Afghanistan facing the highest maternal death rates in Asia

MONITORING (SW) – Afghanistan has one of the highest maternal death rates in the Asia and the Pacific region at 638 deaths per 100,000 live births, and the situation is expected to get worse without timely and appropriate interventions for maternal health.