Anna Belianska

International Monetary Fund

Anna Belianska is an economist at the International Monetary Fund, where she covers a wide range of macroeconomic issues in the Strategy, Policy and Review Department. She also serves as external sector economist for Mozambique. Previously, Anna covered financial sector issues in the context of Saudi Arabia Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP), the Comoros mission team and in technical assistance, and served as a desk economist for CEMAC. Anna holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Aix-Marseille School of Economics (France).

Articles by Anna Belianska

Journal of Financial Market Infrastructures

Original research

Central bank digital currency and other digital payments in sub-Saharan Africa: a regional survey

The authors highlight the motivations, benefits and challenges of central bank digital currency adoption in sub-Saharan Africa.

22 Jan 2026