The role of foreign direct investments in Afghanistan economy

In this study, the role of foreign direct investments on the economy of Afghanistan is discussed. First of all, based on the historical process of foreign direct investments in the world, the relationship between foreign direct investment types and economic growth, employment relations, and the course of developing countries are examined. In the second part, the Afghanistan economy was evaluated in general. Afghanistan had experienced an economic collapse due to the civil wars it lived in until 2001 and all sectors were affected by these wars. In 2002, Afghanistan's economy began to revive with the newly established state system. Thanks to foreign aid to Afghanistan, all sectors in the country have recovered. Afghanistan ranks first among the richest countries in the world according to the underground sources, and therefore in the second part of our study, the natural resources of the country are examined in detail. The most important source of income for the Afghanistan economy is the agricultural sector. Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries in central Asia as a less developed country. As a result of the import and export concepts, which were dealt with towards the end of the second chapter, Afghanistan was determined as an importing country. In the third chapter, foreign investments made to Afghanistan are discussed. The majority of these foreign aid was traded on the construction and agriculture sector. In this section, the effects of foreign direct investments on areas such as economic growth, employment, agriculture and construction are discussed in detail.