Navigating the Evolving Geoeconomic Landscape in the Caucasus and Central Asia Join us online on November 21 at 8:00 AM (EST time) to learn more about the key economic challenges facing countries in the Caucasus and Central Asia as well as the policies that could help improve prospects for future growth. Growth in the Caucasus and Central Asia remains robust and broad-based. Still, the region is exposed to geoeconomic developments and countries face heightened uncertainty amid tentative signs that trade, financial flows, and migration patterns are changing. Moreover, boosting medium-term growth will require effective reform implementation. In this context, what policies and reforms can help countries create a predictable environment conducive to investment and sustainable economic growth? A distinguished panel of speakers will explore these pivotal issues and many more from the IMF’s latest Regional Economic Outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia and take questions from the audience during the Q&A portion of the event.
Moderator
Marc Uzan, Founder and Executive Director, Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee
Panelists
Jihad Azour, Director, Middle East and Central Asia Department, IMF Sergei Guriev, Dean, London Business School Lyaziza Sabyrova, Regional Head, Central and West Regional Department, Asian Development Bank
This panel will be conducted in English with simultaneous interpretation available in Russian and streamed live on YouTube in English. Please register here to receive a Zoom link to connect.

https://www.imf.org/ru/Publications/REO/MECA/Issues/2024/10/24/regional-economic-outlook-middle-east-central-asia-october-2024

https://www.imf.org/-/media/Files/Publications/REO/MCD-CCA/2024/April/English/statisticalappendix.ashx

https://www.imf.org/-/media/Files/Publications/REO/MCD-CCA/2024/April/English/text.ashx

This paper provides a regional perspective on climate risks in ME&CA’s financial sectors, evaluating the impact on banking institutions and assessing insurance capacity. It contributes to literature by synthesizing financing needs and offering policy recommendations for financial sustainability amid climate change.