Islamic Republic of Afghanistan : Second Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility; Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

This paper discusses the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan's Second Review Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility. Political pressures on tax administration and the granting of concessions to some manufacturers through increased protection on final goods and lower duty rates on raw mater...

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Körperschaft: International Monetary Fund
Format: Zeitschrift
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Schriftenreihe:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2007/252
Online Zugang:Full text available on IMF
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