Testing

1. Role of private sector in financing
Development in Afghanistan
By
Chidambaram. CT

2. Who are the audience ?
Policy makers of
Afghanistan

3. Present status of Afghanistan
• Heavily dependent on ODA for government
functioning
• Private investment in public infrastructure
negligible
• Poverty very high due to lack of livelihood
opportunities
• Poor infrastructure

4. From here to where?
36 % of population
below poverty line
11 Million people
Sustainable
development goals
1. No poverty
2. No Hunger
Time : 15 years

5. Bright areas to work with
• Excellent prospects for developing
horticulture sector
• Plenty of Mineral wealth for
industrial development

6. What is needed?
• Investment in public infrastructures
such as roads and irrigation
structures
• Enabling environment for private
sector financing for Development

7. How to go about?
1.ODA funding should be used in
infrastructures that will crowd in private
investment in horticultural sector
• Investment in building roads
• Store houses and Processing facilities – PPP
• Building irrigation infrastructure to support
horticulture

8. 2. Enabling investment environment
– Ease of establishing a company -
permits
–Supportive in land acquisition and
utilities services
–Establishing rule of law
–Tax reform for honest tax payer
– 5 years 100 % repatriation of earning
– Insurance against risks

9. Thank you