Publications By Author

Title: Central Bank Digital Currencies in the Middle East and Central Asia

Author: Bouza, Serpil ; Hlayhel, Bashar ; Kroen, Thomas ; Miccoli, Marcello ; Mircheva, Borislava ; Polo, Greta ; Sakha, Sahra ; Yang, Yang

Series: Departmental Paper No 2024/004

Date: April 26, 2024

Subject: Central Bank digital currencies Commercial banks Digital financial services Financial inclusion Financial institutions Financial markets International organization Payment systems Political economy Technology

Title: Financial Stability in a Higher-for-Longer Interest Rate Environment The Case of the Middle East and North Africa

Author: Alter, Adrian ; Hlayhel, Bashar ; Kroen, Thomas ; Piontek, Thomas

Series: Working Paper No. 2024/080

Date: April 5, 2024

Subject: Capital adequacy requirements Commercial banks Corporate sector Credit Economic sectors Financial crises Financial institutions Financial regulation and supervision Financial sector policy and analysis Money Stress testing

Title: Remittances and Social Safety Nets During COVID-19: Evidence From Georgia and the Kyrgyz Republic

Author: Abidi, Nordine ; Akhbari, Mehdi ; Hlayhel, Bashar ; Sakha, Sahra

Series: Working Paper No. 2023/094

Date: May 5, 2023

Subject: Balance of payments COVID-19 Expenditure Health Income Income distribution National accounts Remittances Social assistance spending