Publications By Author

Title: Digital Transformation in the Gulf Cooperation Council Economies

Author: Bi, Ran ; Fareed, Fozan ; Lee, Jeong Dae ; Rehman, Sidra ; Rollinson, Yuan Gao ; Yuan, Tongfang

Series: Departmental Paper No 2025/003

Date: April 1, 2025

Subject: Digitalization Economic sectors Financial inclusion Financial markets Fintech Public sector Technology

Title: Understanding Barriers to Financial Access: Insights from Bank Pricing Data

Author: Shirono, Kazuko ; Beyene, Berhe ; Fareed, Fozan ; Loots, Christiaan ; Quevedo, Andrea ; Naidoo, Kameshnee

Series: Working Paper No. 2024/150

Date: July 12, 2024

Subject: Economic sectors Financial inclusion Financial markets Financial services Income Mobile banking National accounts Small and medium enterprises Technology

Title: Inflation Dynamics in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): What is the Role of External Factors?

Author: Fareed, Fozan ; Rezghi, Abolfazl ; Sandoz, Charlotte

Series: Working Paper No. 2023/263

Date: December 15, 2023

Subject: Economic theory Food prices Foreign exchange Inflation Nominal effective exchange rate Oil prices Prices Supply shocks

Title: Social Spending for Inclusive Growth in the Middle East and Central Asia

Author: Mathai, Koshy ; Duenwald, Christoph ; Guscina, Anastasia ; Al-Farah, Rayah ; Bukhari, Hatim ; Chaudry, Atif ; El-Said, Moataz ; Fareed, Fozan ; Gerling, Kerstin ; Le, Nghia-Piotr ; Ricka, Franto ; Serra, Cesar ; Sydorenko, Tetyana ; Walker, Sébastien ; Zaher, Mohammed

Series: Departmental Paper No. 2020/012

Date: September 29, 2020

Subject: Education Education spending Equity and social spending Expenditure Health Health care spending Inclusive growth Middle East and Central Asia Social protection spending