Afghanistan

No Open Banking

A landlocked country at the crossroads of Central and South Asia.

A graphic image showing world countries and border lines in different shades of blue, Afghanistan is made prominent being filled in orange colour.

Afghanistan’s internet penetration is 23%.

10% of adults in Afghanistan had bank accounts in 2021, leaving 90% unbanked.

Following the Taliban’s seizure of power in August 2021, the banks fought to stop a run on deposits. In May 2022, the World Economic Forum was told that Afghanistan’s most urgent need was saving its economy from complete collapse.

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