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AI unbound: digital infrastructure, AI adoption, and firm performance
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:cep:cepdps:dp2172&r=&r=ara
Published: April 15, 2026 00:00
We study how digital infrastructure relaxes constraints on the diffusion and economic impact of artificial intelligence (AI). Using administrative data and a nationally representative enterprise survey from Turkey (2021-2024), we document significant…
Cash Crops, Settlement Patterns, and Indigenous Population Growth: The Role of Wine in Colonial Algeria (1900-1950)
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:cte:whrepe:49839&r=&r=ara
Published: April 14, 2026 00:00
This paper examines how export-oriented settler agriculture shaped the spatial distribution of indigenous populations in colonial Algeria. By the early twentieth century, Algeria had become one of the world's largest wine producers and the principal…
Republic of Yemen: 2025 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Republic of Yemen
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:imf:imfscr:2026/080&r=&r=ara
Published: April 3, 2026 00:00
After years of civil war, Yemen remains one of the world’s most fragile states. Since 2014, the internal conflict has resulted in significant macroeconomic vulnerabilities and a marked decrease in income per capita, leaving over half of the population in…
Islamic Finance and Green Investment in GCC Countries: Empirical Insights into Sustainable Development Using GMM Estimation
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:gtr:gatrjs:jfbr234&r=&r=ara
Published: March 31, 2026 00:00
" Objective - This study investigates the role of Islamic finance and green investment in promoting sustainable development in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Grounded in Shariah principles such as risk-sharing and ethical investment, Islamic…
Morocco: 2026 Article IV Consultation and Review Under the Flexible Credit Line Arrangement-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Morocco
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:imf:imfscr:2026/072&r=&r=ara
Published: March 30, 2026 00:00
Real GDP growth accelerated to 4.8 percent in 2025Q1:Q3, supported by a rebound in agricultural output and a surge in large-scale infrastructure projects. Inflation remained low, allowing Bank Al-Maghrib to maintain a neutral policy stance after earlier…
SITUATION REPORT: IRAN CONFLICT DIGITAL TRACE DATA ANALYSIS - EXPERIMENTAL
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:socarx:4s7ve_v1&r=&r=ara
Published: March 30, 2026 00:00
Conventional data sources to monitor population displacement in Iran following the outbreak of war on 28 February 2026 are limited due to existing sanctions, active hostilities, information controls and restricted humanitarian access. This situation report…
Morocco: Selected Issues
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:imf:imfscr:2026/073&r=&r=ara
Published: March 30, 2026 00:00
Selected Issues
Arab Republic of Egypt: Fifth and Sixth Reviews Under the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility and First Review Under the Resilience and Sustainability Arrangement, Requests for Rephasing of Access, Extension of the Arrangements, Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criterion, and Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; and Staff Report
https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:imf:imfscr:2026/069&r=&r=ara
Published: March 26, 2026 00:00
Adequately tight monetary and fiscal policies, together with exchange rate flexibility, have helped restore macroeconomic stability. However, limited progress on deeper reforms, especially the stalled divestment agenda, continues to weigh on medium-term…