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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780757303321

Autore

El-Erian Mohamed

Titolo

The Economy of the Middle East and North Africa in 1997 / / Mohamed El-Erian, Susan Fennell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 1997

ISBN

1-4623-1190-3

1-4552-6979-4

1-283-53438-X

9786613846839

1-4552-9902-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (50 p.)

Collana

Books

Altri autori (Persone)

FennellSusan

Disciplina

330.956/053

Soggetti

Investments: Energy

Exports and Imports

Finance: General

Macroeconomics

Industries: Energy

Macroeconomics: Production

Energy: General

Energy: Demand and Supply

Prices

Hydrocarbon Resources

General Financial Markets: General (includes Measurement and Data)

Petroleum, oil & gas industries

Investment & securities

Finance

Privatization

Oil production

Oil

Oil prices

Natural gas sector

Stock markets

Production

Commodities

Economic sectors

Financial markets

Petroleum industry and trade

Gas industry



Stock exchanges

Middle East Economic conditions 1979-

Middle East Economic policy

Africa, North Economic conditions

Africa, North Economic policy

United Arab Emirates

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 37).

Nota di contenuto

""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""I. Introduction""; ""II. Recent Developments in the Macroeconomy""; ""III. The Intensification of Structural Reforms""; ""IV. The Next Step Forward""; ""V. Conclusion""; ""MENA at a Glance""; ""Economic Developments in the GCC Economies""; ""GCC Oil and Natural Gas""; ""References""; ""Recent IMF Publications on the Middle East and North Africa Region (1994-97)""

Sommario/riassunto

The economy of the Middle East and North Africa improved considerably in 1996, and remained favorable in 1997. This paper, by Mohamed A. El-Erian and Susan Fennell, presents an assessment of the recent experience of the MENA economies and examines prospects for 1998 and beyond.