Think Tank-Media collaboration key to public awareness in economics

December 30, 2020

In-line with our mission and mandate, the Institute is committed to promoting public awareness in economic policy and thinking. Working with the media is one such mechanism to engage with the public and stimulate a productive national debate around contemporary economic issues that can eventually help improve and influence economic policy decisions through a positive engagement between the Government, civil society, media, and people.

To this end, the Institute has been actively collaborating with  domestic and international media outlets particularly when the COVID-19 pandemic created economic uncertainty. The Afghanistan Economic Outlook, launched during a press conference, received overwhelming media attention, and the dialogue on “Peace and Economics” was a successful media outreach.

Similarly, in 2020, our cooperation with leading domestic and international media included a countless number of news interviews, TV shows, and Op-eds on subjects pertaining to economic implications of COVID-19, regional cooperation, poverty, and the Geneva Conference.

Biruni Institute in Domestic Media

Impact on Afghan Economy of Aid Cut, COVID-19: Report

https://tolonews.com/afghanistan/impact-afghan-economy-aid-cut-covid-19-survey

Donors Impose Stricter Conditions on Afghan Aid

https://tolonews.com/business-168119

Govt Plans New Bread Distribution Amid Calls for Transparency
https://tolonews.com/business/govt-plans-new-bread-distribution-amid-calls-transparency

Biruni Institute in International Press

Foreign aid to Afghanistan could reach $12 billion over four years, some with conditions

https://www.reuters.com/article/afghanistan-diplomacy-aid-int-idUSKBN2842S2

Afghans face dire condition in Ramadan amid coronavirus lockdown

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/5/8/afghans-face-dire-condition-in-ramadan-amid-coronavirus-lockdown

Afghanistan distributes free bread as prices soar amid coronavirus

https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-afghanistan-food/afghanistan-distributes-free-bread-as-prices-soar-amid-coronavirus-idINKBN22H19W

Major Op-eds

Geneva Conference: No Self-Reliance Without the Private Sector

https://tolonews.com/opinion-168235

Thinking More Deeply About Human Development in Afghanistan

https://thediplomat.com/2020/12/thinking-more-deeply-about-human-development-in-afghanistan/

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