Middle East and Central Asia

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• Central Bank Digital Currencies Can Boost Middle East's Financial Inclusion, Payment Efficiency
  • Published: June 18, 2024
  • Authors: Serpil Bouza, Marcello Miccoli, Borislava Mircheva
  • Summary: 19 countries in the Middle East and Central Asia are exploring issuing a CBDC
• Scars of Conflict Are Deeper and Longer Lasting in Middle East and Central Asia
  • Published: June 5, 2024
  • Authors: Colombe Ladreit, Borislava Mircheva, Troy Matheson
  • Summary: The negative economic effects of conflicts are larger and more persistent, partly reflecting a sharper impact of higher-intensity conflicts in these regions.
• More Diversified Trade Can Make Middle East and Central Asia More Resilient
  • Published: May 13, 2024
  • Authors: Jihad Azour
  • Summary: Reducing trade barriers, easing regulatory constraints, and upgrading infrastructure can mitigate challenges and help countries leverage new opportunities.
• Higher Interest Rates Testing Banks in Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan
  • Published: December 14, 2023
  • Authors: Thomas Kroen, Troy Matheson, Thomas Piontek
  • Summary: Some lenders in the region may be vulnerable to a combination of higher interest rates, corporate sector stress, and liquidity pressures
• Middle East Conflict Risks Reshaping the Region’s Economies
  • Published: December 1, 2023
  • Authors: John Bluedorn, Taline Koranchelian
  • Summary: The IMF is revising its outlook for the region and stands ready to step up needed support
• How the Middle East and Central Asia Can Better Address Climate Challenges
  • Published: November 29, 2023
  • Authors: Jihad Azour, Hasan Dudu, Ling Zhu
  • Summary: Investment of up to 4 percent of GDP annually is needed to ensure climate resilience and meet emissions reduction targets
• Time to Tap Growth Opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa
  • Published: August 31, 2023
  • Authors: Gita Bhatt
  • Summary: FINANCE & DEVELOPMENT Magazine: Transparent governance, economic modernization, private-sector leadership, and responsiveness to the energy transition can aid transformation
• Middle East, North Africa Vulnerable to Rising Fiscal Risks
  • Published: June 11, 2023
  • Authors: Antoinette M. Sayeh, Mahmoud Harb, Jacques Charaoui
  • Summary: Stronger risk management can reduce budgetary surprises and allow the region to plan better for development.
• How Fiscal Policy Can Help Middle East, Central Asia Reduce Emissions
  • Published: November 6, 2022
  • Authors: Jihad Azour, Gareth Anderson, Ling Zhu
  • Summary: Early rollout of climate-mitigation strategies will help countries meet their Paris Agreement commitments and smooth the low-carbon transition
• Middle East Needs Fairer Taxes to Aid Growth and Ease Inequality
  • Published: July 6, 2022
  • Authors: Jihad Azour, Priscilla Muthoora, Geneviève Verdier
  • Summary: More progressive taxes with fewer exemptions would help governments pay for immediate spending priorities and make societies fairer.
• Middle East and North Africa’s Commodity Importers Hit by Higher Prices
  • Published: May 24, 2022
  • Authors: Jihad Azour, Jeta Menkulasi, Rodrigo Garcia-Verdu
  • Summary: Higher commodity prices, propelled upwards by war in Ukraine, will have a significant economic impact on the region.
• Opinion: Time of major economic transformations in the Middle East
  • Published: October 27, 2021
  • Authors: Jihad Azour
• Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals Will Require Extraordinary Effort by All
  • Published: April 29, 2021
  • Authors: Dora Benedek, Edward Gemayel, Abdelhak Senhadji, Alexander F. Tieman
• Building an Inclusive Recovery in the Middle East and Central Asia
  • Published: October 19, 2020
  • Authors: Jihad Azour, Joyce Wong
• Digital Solutions for Small Businesses in the Middle East and North Africa
  • Published: September 22, 2020
  • Authors: Inutu Lukonga
• COVID-19 Pandemic and the Middle East and Central Asia: Region Facing Dual Shock
  • Published: March 24, 2020
  • Authors: Jihad Azour
• Implementing the IMF-supported programme
  • Published: July 5, 2019
  • Authors: Jihad Azour
• Expanding Trade Across The Maghreb
  • Published: April 23, 2019
  • Authors: Ramzy Al Amine, Jean-François Dauphin, Alexei Kireyev
• Shifting Sands
  • Published: November 30, 2017
  • Authors: The Editors
• Islamic Banking Proposals Get IMF Approval
  • Published: February 21, 2017
  • Authors: Ghiath Shabsigh, Ross Leckow, Zeine Zeidane
  • Summary: Islamic banking, a small but fast-growing corner of the financial world, is receiving greater attention from regulators and policy makers.
• Oil Exporters Learn to Live with Cheaper Oil
  • Published: June 8, 2016
  • Authors: Martin Sommer, Juan Treviño, Neil Hickey
• The Promise of Islamic Finance: Further Inclusion with Stability
  • Published: April 6, 2015
  • Authors: Mohamed Norat, Marco Pinon, Zeine Zeidane
• From Rabat to Amman
  • Published: May 10, 2014
  • Authors: Christine Lagarde
• Arab Economic Transformation Amid Political Transitions
  • Published: April 11, 2014
  • Authors: Masood Ahmed
• Support the People, Not Energy in the Middle East and North Africa
  • Published: March 27, 2013
  • Authors: Masood Ahmed
• Bringing the Informal Sector into the Fold
  • Published: November 16, 2011
  • Authors: Masood Ahmed
• Mideast Braces Itself for a Multi-Year Transition
  • Published: October 27, 2011
  • Authors: Masood Ahmed
• What the Arab Spring Has Taught Us
  • Published: October 20, 2011
  • Authors: Masood Ahmed
• Is There a Silver Lining to Sluggish Credit Growth in the Gulf Countries?
  • Published: December 7, 2010
  • Authors: Masood Ahmed
• More than 18 Million Jobs Needed!
  • Published: October 31, 2010
  • Authors: Masood Ahmed
• Raising Competitiveness: Recipe for Tapping into the Middle East’s Growth Potential
  • Published: October 29, 2010
  • Authors: Masood Ahmed
• Downturn After Boom: Slow Credit Growth in Middle East, North Africa
  • Published: May 25, 2010
  • Authors: Masood Ahmed
• IMF Youth Dialog: Addressing Mideast Unemployment
  • Published: April 1, 2010
  • Authors: Masood Ahmed

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