The annual financial report of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SARC) member states indicates that Afghanistan, despite significant constraints, has succeeded in maintaining stability across major economic indicators.
The report for the 2024–2025 fiscal year, prepared by the Central Bank of Bangladesh, notes that even with ongoing restrictions, sanctions, and the freezing of billions of dollars in Afghan assets, the country’s financial sector has remained on a stable path, with inflationary pressures carefully managed.
According to the report, the value of the Afghan afghani rose by 11.21% against the U.S. dollar, despite a sharp decline in foreign aid. SARC members, Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives, and Pakistan, highlighted that Afghanistan’s central bank successfully met all its monetary policy targets during the fiscal year in question.
The report’s data also show a 4.2% decline in consumer prices, signaling that Afghanistan’s economy is shifting from inflation toward greater balance.
Four years after the return of Islamic Emirate rule, the world is increasingly acknowledging Afghanistan’s planning and efforts to improve its economic situation, expand trade, pursue reconstruction, and move toward self-sufficiency.
