Asia-Pacific

摘要

Afghanistan remains a challenging market and Afghanistan International Bank (AIB) has continued building on the progress it has made in previous years as well as building its business since the acquisition of Standard Chartered's operations in Afghanistan.Khalilullah Sediq, AIB's chief executive, believes that the bank's biggest challenges are the economic, political and security conditions in the country. "With the withdrawal of coalition troops, the lack of a final security agreement, and the presidential election in 2014 there has been a softness in demand for banking services as customers have become more conservative in their outlook," he says.