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Afghanistan

No Open Banking

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

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