This paper examines key considerations around central bank digital currency (CBDC) for use
by the general public, based on a comprehensive review of recent research, central bank …

The rise of new and proposed monetary vehicles, including CBDC, stablecoins, payment
service providers etc., are unprecedented. An important question for central banks is the extent …

Access to financial services in the small states of the Pacific is being eroded. Weaknesses
in Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism compliance in the …

… Prepared by an IMF staff team led by Jihad Alwazir, Yan Liu, and Alison Stuart … Prepared
by an IMF staff team comprising Jihad Alwazir (Monetary and Capital Markets Department …

Bishara: Now that the Palestine National Council has met, what do you see beyond the PNC?
al-Wazir: We must assess the nature of the conditions which preceded the PNC, in which …

The rise of new and proposed monetary vehicles, including CBDC, stablecoins, payment
service providers etc., are unprecedented. An important question for central banks is the extent …

This chapter presents evidence relating to the erosion of access to financial services, money
laundering compliance and related matters in the Pacific island countries as well as the …

Exploring lean production in the flexible manufacturing systems environment: some tensions
between features of advanced manufacturing technologies and new wave manufacturing …

Access to financial services in the small states of the Pacific is being eroded. Weaknesses
in Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism compliance in the …

" Based on technical assistance to central banks by the IMF's Monetary and Capital Markets
Department and Information Technology Department, this paper examines fintech and the …