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Record Nr.

UNINA9910968748003321

Autore

Al-Mansouri Abdulrahman

Titolo

Providing official Statistics for the Common Market and Monetary Union in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries : : A Case for "Gulfstat" / / Abdulrahman Al-Mansouri, Claudia Dziobek

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006

ISBN

9786613829160

9781462340736

1462340733

9781451986341

1451986343

9781283516716

1283516713

9781451908343

1451908342

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (33 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Altri autori (Persone)

DziobekClaudia

Soggetti

Monetary unions - Gulf Cooperation Council countries

International economic integration - Gulf Cooperation Council countries

Computer Programs: General

Computer Programs: Other

Data Access

Data capture & analysis

Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology

Data collection

Data dissemination

Data Transmission Systems

Data transmission systems

Databases

Econometrics & economic statistics

Economic and financial statistics

Economic integration

Economic statistics

Exports and Imports

Finance

Financial Aspects of Economic Integration

General Aggregative Models: General

General Regional Economics (includes Regional Data)



Government finance statistics

International economics

Macroeconomics

Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Macroeconomic Data

Monetary unions

National accounts

National income

Statistics

Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government

Oman

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"February 2006."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. DATA NEEDS OF THE COMMON MARKET AND MONETARY UNION IN THE GCC STATES""; ""III. THE INSTITUTIONAL SETTING FOR PRODUCING STATISTICS IN GCC COUNTRIES""; ""IV. THE ROLE OF AFRISTAT""; ""V. THE ROLE OF EUROSTAT""; ""VI. KEY LESSONS FOR A FUTURE GULFSTAT""; ""VII. CONCLUSIONS""; ""REFERENCES""

Sommario/riassunto

The six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (UAE)-have laid out a path to a common market by 2007 and monetary union by 2010, based on economic convergence. To monitor convergence and support economic and monetary policy, comparable economic data for member countries and data for the region as a whole will be essential. What is the most efficient way to produce these data? The authors survey the statistical institutions in the GCC countries and present the case for creating "Gulfstat"-a regional statistical agency to operate within a "Gulf States System of Statistics." Valuable lessons can be learned from regional statistical organization in Africa and the European Union-Afristat and Eurostat.