Sunwoo Lee

International Monetary Fund

Sunwoo Lee is an Economist at the International Monetary Fund, currently serving as a desk economist for Malawi. She previously worked as an economist on the Tanzania and South Sudan teams in the African Department, and in the Financial Policies division within the IMF’s Institute for Capacity Development, where she delivered capacity development on financial sector-related topics. She holds a PhD and MA in Economics from Cornell University.

Articles by Sunwoo Lee

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