[IMF Blog] COVID-19 Pandemic and the Middle East and Central Asia: Region Facing Dual Shock The impact of COVID-19 and the oil price plunge in the Middle East and the Caucasus and Central Asia has been substantial and could intensify.
How to Develop Tourism in Tajikistan? An interview with Andrea Dall’Olio, Lead Financial Sector Economist at the World Bank, about Tajikistan’s tourism potential and what the country can do to respond to increasing international tourist demand.
Blue Skies and Green Steppe—Developing Sustainable Tourism in Mongolia Scaling up ecotourism in Mongolia requires a multi-sector approach that carefully balances conservation and development. (Photo credit: ADB)