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Economic Governance & Private Sector Strengthening (EGPSS)

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Program

Economic Growth (Reducing poverty by promoting economic growth)

Dates

September 2005 - June 2009

The Economic Governance and Private Sector Strengthening (EGPSS) Program, implemented by Bearing Point, supports the trade and investment enabling environment, continuing the broad-based economic reform initiated under the original Afghanistan Economic Governance Program. EGPSS was awarded $46 million in September 2005 for an initial duration of three years. This ongoing program provides technical assistance to build capacity and ensure long-term sustainability. It will reside within the following ministries and institutions: Commerce, Communications, Finance, Economy, Central Bank, and Office of the President and Afghan Parliament. The project continues to assist the Ministry of Finance in the reform of custom and tax revenue administration and in bank restructuring and privatization. Thus far, the program has helped privatize the telecom industry – providing legal expertise to draft the Telecom law – and helped create the Afghan Telecom Regulatory Authority. Activities will now focus on the next steps to privatize Afghan Telecom.

Announcements

Advancing Afghan Mobile Banking

15 August 2009 | Kabul, Afghanistan

Technological advances, such as mobile phone banking, empower Afghans and pave the way to a more stable and secure life. On August 11, Afghan banking...

Afghanistan Central Business Registry Launched in Jalalabad

31 July 2009 | Jalalabad, Afghanistan

Small and medium businesses are the backbone of economic growth in many countries, including Afghanistan. To enable small businesses to legally register and thrive, the...

Afghanistan’s Central Bank Expands Services

15 November 2008 | Kabul, Afghanistan

For many years, Afghanistan badly needed better banking services to collect government revenue, pay salaries, and fund development programs. Today, with technical assistance from USAID,...