The private sector and foreign direct investments will fuel the Afghan economy, and the presence of an ad agency is often the first thing to attract these investments.

Seven to eight million Afghans left the country not long ago. Their desire to reestablish contact with their families has carried the sector.

It's quite embarrassing because the exchange is supposed to mirror the reality of the economy. We have benefited from the distortion of the market.

The market is anticipating a slowing economy.

It's a very early indicator of a slowing economy. Historically when the Fed gets into a tightening cycle, they inevitably tighten a bit more than they should, and that slows the economy.

We have strong evidence against them. We don't just file cases that will not stand in court.