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Financial Inclusion for Inclusive Growth
This paper examines how financial inclusion, among other factors, shapes the transition to inclusive and... Read More
Innovation Activities and Sustainable Firm Growth in Arab Countries: The Role of Bank Funding, Institutional Quality and Bank Competition
The objective of this study is to explore the curvilinear relationship between innovation and sustainable... Read More
The Effect of the “Woman, Life, Freedom” Protests on Life Satisfaction in Iran: Evidence from Survey Data
The "Woman, Life, Freedom" (WLF) protests in Iran, ignited by Mahsa Amini’s death in 2022,... Read More
Informality and Heterogeneity: Assessing Monetary Policy Transmission in Tunisia
We evaluate the transmission of monetary policy in an economy characterized by heterogeneous households and... Read More
Public Banks and Development in Egypt: Overview, Issues and the Way Forward
A public development bank (PDB), like any other bank, serves as a financial intermediary, but... Read More
Sudan’s Youth Bulge: Challenges, Opportunities, and Aspirations
The Sudanese youth from both genders mounted a remarkably courageous uprising in December 2018 aimed... Read More
Rebuilding the State Fiscal Federalism in Sudan
It is fitting that the modern history of Sudan is tightly intertwined with the call... Read More
The Economic Legacy of the French Mandate in Lebanon
The paper examines public budgets (tax revenues and expenditure patterns) in Lebanon and the four... Read More
Iraqi Youth: Visions and Aspirations – An Analytical Study (In Arabic)
The issue of youth occupies a central place in development priorities and strategies. It is... Read More