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Sep 13, 2021

Afghanistan’s economy is in free fall mode

By Farshid Hakimyar

On August 18, Ajmal Ahmadi, the former governor of Afghanistan’s Central Bank, tweeted about the bank’s balance sheet, citing that all DAB assets are safeguarded in the US Federal Reserve, the World Bank, and the Bank of International Settlements in the form of US Treasury bills, bonds, gold and cash–a total of $9.6 billion that, just one day before the collapse, the US government had frozen and banned from all financial transactions.

Afghanistan Economy & Business

In the News

Sep 13, 2021

Dagres joins the Monocle to discuss the Iranian nuclear deal

By Atlantic Council

Economic Sanctions Iran

In the News

Sep 12, 2021

GeoEconomics Center mentioned in Business Recorder about Ajmal Ahmady event

By Julia Friedlander, Josh Lipsky

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Afghanistan Economic Sanctions

In the News

Sep 12, 2021

GeoEconomics Center mentioned in Insider about Ajmal Ahmady event

By Julia Friedlander, Josh Lipsky

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Afghanistan Economic Sanctions

In the News

Sep 12, 2021

Slavin quoted in NPR on the future of the JCPOA

By Atlantic Council

Defense Policy Economic Sanctions

In the News

Sep 12, 2021

Daragahi quoted in Express on President Biden’s need to figure out what he wants in Iran

By Atlantic Council

Economic Sanctions Iran

In the News

Sep 10, 2021

GeoEconomics Center mentioned in AFP about Ajmal Ahmady event

By Julia Friedlander, Josh Lipsky

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Afghanistan Economic Sanctions

New Atlanticist

Sep 10, 2021

Afghanistan’s ex-central bank chief: The Taliban has money to ‘run an insurgency but not a government’

By Dan Peleschuk

At an Atlantic Council event, Ajmal Ahmady discussed how the Taliban must govern a country short on cash and mired in multiple crises.

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Sep 10, 2021

Roberts in Nikkei Asia on Beijing’s recent crackdown on private businesses and its implications for China’s economic future

By Atlantic Council

On September 10, 2021, Nikkei Asia published an op-ed by Asia Security Initiative senior fellow Dexter Tiff Roberts titled, “Lacking a better game plan, Beijing will pick off more industries.” The article explores Beijing’s “squeeze” on technology sectors and highlights China’s growing economic vulnerabilities. Roberts argues that “this is bad news for Beijing’s plan to […]

China Economy & Business

In the News

Sep 10, 2021

Ferziger in Foreign Policy: “On Abraham Accords Anniversary, Biden Is Tepid About Israeli-Arab Peace”

By Atlantic Council

International Norms Israel

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