Bank of Afghanistan (DAB)
Afghanistan governor Delawari resigns
Noorullah Delawari resigns three years into his second term at the central bank; first deputy governor Khan Afzal Hadawal will serve as caretaker until permanent replacement is appointed
Delawari nominated as governor in Afghanistan
Afghan president Hamid Karzai proposes reappointment of Noorullah Delawari as governor of Bank of Afghanistan; last governor fled the country in fear of life
Afghanistan denies oversight failures
Afghanistan’s government defends itself against claims it failed to co-operate with auditors to safeguard US funds; says relationship with US watchdog is “strained”
Afghan ban on US officials: reports
Media reports claim Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, has banned US officials from the country’s central bank; conditions 'too hostile' for them to return
Afghan deputy attorney general pursues central bank governor
Afghan deputy attorney general issues international arrest warrant after Abdul Qadeer Fitrat resigns and flees to the United States; action comes amid Kabul Bank scandal investigation
Afghan central bank reacts to critical report
Report unleashes criticism of central bank’s handling of Kabul Bank loan scandal; governor reacts angrily
Afghanistan’s Fitrat says Kabul Bank no longer in danger: reports
Bank of Afghanistan governor Abdul Qadeer Fitrat claims beleaguered Kabul Bank is out of danger, despite continued run on bank, reports say
Afghan governor insists country’s biggest bank is solvent
Bank of Afghanistan governor Abdul Qadeer Fitrat refutes reports top officials at Kabul Bank have been fired due to corruption; stresses bank remains solvent as graft rumours threaten to spark run
Suicide attack rocks Afghan central bank
Governor says central bank will not be cowed and is working to return to business as usual
Afghan governor warns of food shortages
Abdul Qadeer Fitrat, the governor of the Bank of Afghanistan, has said that Kabul will have to buy significant quantities of food to avoid shortages throughout the war-torn country.
Afghan central bank struggles to defend currency
FEATURE - Afghanistan's central bank plans to issue a new bank note and chop three zeros off the volatile afghani in order to bring money supply under its control, the governor of the Bank of Afghanistan said on Tuesday in an interview with Reuters.