06582oam 22013214 450 991078074490332120230721024328.01-4623-6534-51-4527-5336-91-283-53823-71-4519-4836-09786613850683(CKB)2470000000001373(EBL)1608491(SSID)ssj0000470267(PQKBManifestationID)11288857(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000470267(PQKBWorkID)10412207(PQKB)11169785(MiAaPQ)EBC1608491(Au-PeEL)EBL1608491(CaPaEBR)ebr10300278(OCoLC)796031523(IMF)REOMCDEE2007002(IMF)REOMCDEA2007002(EXLCZ)99247000000000137320020129d2007 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRegional Economic Outlook, October 2007, Middle East and Central AsiaWashington, D.C. :International Monetary Fund,2007.1 online resource (69 p.)Regional Economic Outlook"October 2007."1-58906-669-3 Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Contents; Assumptions and Conventions; Recent Macroeconomic Developments and Prospects; Highlights; Background; Recent Economic Developments; Figures; 1 Global real GDP growth; Boxes; 1 Maghreb: Growth Performance and R Remaining Challenges maining; 2 MCD real GDP growth; 3 External current account balance; 4 Non-oil commodity prices; 2 Oil Developments-An Update; 5 Gross officia official reserves; 6 Central government fiscal balance; 7 Total government debt; 8 Monetary developments; 9 Credit to the private sector; 10 Consumer prices; 11 Nominal effective exchange rates12 Real effective exchange rates13 Selected stock market indices; 3 Regional Impact of the 2 2007 Global Credit Squeeze 07; Economic Outlook; World economic outlook; 14 Global outlook; 15 Brent crude oil prices; Outlook for the MCD region; Policy Issues; 4 Kazakhstan: A Decad Decade of Economic Progress; 5 Armenia: The Road to a Successful Transition; 6 Egypt: An Emerging Success Story; 7 Pakistan: An Economic Turnaround; 8 The Boom in the GCC: I Is It Sustainable?; 9 The United Arab Emirates: The Race to Prosperity; Statistical Appendix; Data and Conventions; Tables; 1 Real GDP Growth2 Nominal GDP3 Oil and Non-Oil Real GDP Growth for Oil Exporters; 4 Crude Oil Production and Exports; 5 Consumer Price Inflation; 6 Broad Money; 7 Central Government Fiscal Balance; 8 Central Government Total Revenue Excluding Grants; 9 Oil Exporters: Central Government Non-Oil Fiscal Balance; 10 Oil Exporters: Central Government Non-Oil Revenue; 11 Central Government Total Expenditure and Net Lending; 12 Total Government Debt; 13 Exports of Goods and Services; 14 Imports of Goods and Services; 15 Current Account Balance (in billions o of U.S. dollars)16 Current Account Balance (in percent of GDP)17 Real Effective Exchange Rates; 18 Gross Official Reserves; 19 Total Gross Public and Private External DebtThe Middle East and Central Asia is undergoing a remarkable transformation driven by rapid GDP growth and high oil and non-oil commodity prices. The report presents common economic trends and reviews prospects and policies for the coming year in light of the global economic environment. This latest REO includes boxes treating both regional topics--such as growth in the Maghreb countries; developments in the oil markets; the boom in the GCC countries, and the impact of the recent global credit squeeze on the region--and country-specific reviews, of Kazakhstan, Armenia, Egypt, Pakistan, and the UAE.Regional Economic OutlookEconomic forecastingMiddle EastEconomic forecastingAsia, CentralInvestments: EnergyimfExports and ImportsimfFinance: GeneralimfInflationimfMacroeconomicsimfEnergy: GeneralimfGeneral Financial Markets: General (includes Measurement and Data)imfEnergy: Demand and SupplyimfPricesimfPrice LevelimfDeflationimfCurrent Account AdjustmentimfShort-term Capital MovementsimfInvestment & securitiesimfFinanceimfInternational economicsimfPublic finance & taxationimfOilimfEmerging and frontier financial marketsimfOil pricesimfCurrent account surplusesimfCommoditiesimfFinancial marketsimfBalance of paymentsimfPetroleum industry and tradeimfFinancial services industryimfTaxationimfMiddle EastEconomic conditionsAsia, CentralEconomic conditionsUnited Arab EmiratesimfEconomic forecastingEconomic forecastingInvestments: EnergyExports and ImportsFinance: GeneralInflationMacroeconomicsEnergy: GeneralGeneral Financial Markets: General (includes Measurement and Data)Energy: Demand and SupplyPricesPrice LevelDeflationCurrent Account AdjustmentShort-term Capital MovementsInvestment & securitiesFinanceInternational economicsPublic finance & taxationOilEmerging and frontier financial marketsOil pricesCurrent account surplusesCommoditiesFinancial marketsBalance of paymentsPetroleum industry and tradeFinancial services industryTaxation338.097705International Monetary Fund.DcWaIMFBOOK9910780744903321Regional Economic Outlook, October 2007, Middle East and Central Asia3807563UNINA