Ms. Inutu Lukonga

Behind the Scenes of Central Bank Digital Currency

Emerging Trends, Insights, and Policy Lessons

Central banks are increasingly pondering whether to issue their own digital currencies to the general public, so-called retail central bank digital cu...

Monetary Policy Implications Central Bank Digital Currencies: Perspectives on Jurisdictions with Conventional and Islamic Banking Systems

Monetary Policy Implications Central Bank Digital Currencies: Perspectives on Jurisdictions with Conventional and Islamic Banking Systems...

Fintech, Inclusive Growth and Cyber Risks: Focus on the MENAP and CCA Regions

Financial technology (fintech) is emerging as an innovative way to achieve financial inclusion and the broader objective of inclusive growth. Thus far...

Capital Flow Management Measures in the Digital Age

Challenges of Crypto Assets

Capital flow management measures (CFMs) can be part of the broader policy toolkit to help countries reap the benefits of capital flows while managing ...

Learning to Live with Cheaper Oil

Policy Adjustment in MENA and CCA Oil-Exporting Countries

This paper discusses the challenges posed by low oil prices in the MENA and CCA regions, the adjustment policies adopted so far, and remaining adjustm...

Harnessing Digital Technologies to Promote SMEs in the MENAP Region

Policy makers in the MENAP region have been formulating policies and designing programs to develop small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) with a vi...

Learning to Live with Cheaper Oil

Policy Adjustment in Oil-exporting Countries of the Middle East and Central Asia

This paper discusses the challenges posed by low oil prices in the MENA and CCA regions, the adjustment policies adopted so far, and remaining adjustm...