The Money

The Taliban economy

09.30.2021 - By ABC listenPlay

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With tax income from lucrative trade routes and finance from countries such as China or Pakistan, how insulated are the Taliban from the western threat of sanctions and the freeze of international funds? Plus, accounting for climate change — latest research on translating climate data into financial risk. Guests: David Mansfield, independent consultant, author of A State Built on Sand: How opium undermined Afghanistan @mansfieldintinc Dr Tanya Fielder, accounting lecturer, University of Sydney @TanyaFiedler

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