Macro Musings with David Beckworth Ajmal Ahmady on the Afghan Economy and the Challenges Facing the Nation’s Future
Ajmal Ahmady is the former acting governor of the Central Bank of Afghanistan and is now a senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Ajmal joins Macro Musings to talk about his experience as a central bank governor in Afghanistan and the challenges now facing the nation’s economy. Specifically, David and Ajmal discuss his unique role as the country’s central bank chief, the structure of the Afghan monetary system, the state of the nation’s economy moving forward, and more.
Transcript for the episode can be found here.
Ajmal’s Twitter: @aahmady
Ajmal’s Harvard biography: https://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/mrcbg/about/senior-fellows#ahmady
Ajmal's research: https://www.hks.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/centers/mrcbg/programs/senior.fellows/2021-22/Ahmady_Research%20Proposal%20(summary).pdf
Related Links:
Ajmal’s Twitter thread about Afghanistan’s collapse:
https://twitter.com/aahmady/status/1427265049668636674?lang=en
*Why Afghanistan Fell: An Insider’s Account of What Went Wrong* by Ajmal Ahmady
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/afghanistan/2021-10-11/why-afghanistan-fell
*Afghanistan Faces an Economic Crisis, as Well as a Humanitarian One* by Ajmal Ahmady
https://www.ft.com/stream/75ed5ed6-883f-402c-b04b-4d1ddd5ab670
*The Taliban Can't Print Cash and Other Afghan Business Challenges* by Ajmal Ahmady
*Severe Drought Adds to Afghanistan’s Woes, Endangering Millions as Economy Collapses* by Sune Engel Rasmussen
*Regional Power Back Aid for Afghanistan as Russia Hosts the Taliban* by Aljazeera
David’s blog: macromarketmusings.blogspot.com David’s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth