Regions

Without Adaptation, Middle East and Central Asia Face Crippling Climate Losses

March 30, 2022

Jihad Azour, Christoph Duenwald

International cooperation is essential to manage the costs and maximize the benefits of adaptation, particularly for the most vulnerable countries.

War-Fueled Surge in Food Prices to Hit Poorer Nations Hardest

March 16, 2022

Christian Bogmans, Jeff Kearns, Andrea Pescatori, Ervin Prifti

Financial sector policy

Financial Systems of Caucasus, Central Asia Are Particularly Vulnerable to Shocks

March 10, 2022

Rayah Al-Farah, Klakow Akepanidtaworn, Sanan Mirzayev

Heavily reliant on commodity exports, remittances and tourism, the economies of the Caucasus and Central Asia and their financial systems are vulnerable to volatile external shocks.

Cooperation Critical to Reducing Divergent Paths to Recovery in Middle East and Central Asia

February 4, 2021

Jihad Azour

IMF blog

Political economy

Building a Camaraderie of Central Bankers: How Monetary Policymakers in the Caucasus and Central Asia Can Learn From Each Other

November 17, 2014

Min Zhu

25 Years On: Strengthening Regional Economic Cooperation

Financial markets

Links and Levers: How the Caucasus and Central Asia Are Tied to Russia

August 1, 2014

Alberto Behar

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