Michael Hughes

Michael Hughes: Instability in Afghanistan continues to hinder private investment and complicates the implementation of financial reforms, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a report on Friday. In other words, Afghan policies have failed to adhere to the West’s neoliberal orthodoxy. As the war-torn poverty-stricken country operates in survival mode, free market ideologues want to ensure Afghanistan does not abandon its commitment to democratic capitalism and its ability to serve the interests of multinational corporations. Click here to read more.