Hosted by: Central Bank of Tunisia
You are cordially invited to the 1st Annual Central Bank Conference on Development Economics in the Middle East and North Africa. The theme of the conference is “Macroeconomic Policy: Innovation and Challenges during Uncertain Times”. The conference will be held virtually on December 1st and 2nd. The conference will feature opening remarks by Marouane El Abassi (Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia) and Roberta Gatti (World Bank Chief Economist for MENA); a keynote speech by Carmen Reinhart (Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank Group); a session on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) featuring interventions by Maria Soledad Martinez Peria (Assistant Director, IMF) and John Kiff (formerly of the IMF and the Central Bank of Canada); and a concluding panel of MENA Central Bank Governors moderated by Ferid Belhaj (World Bank Vice President for MENA). We look forward to your participation.