05917oam 22013574 450 991096874800332120251116183902.0978661382916097814623407361462340733978145198634114519863439781283516716128351671397814519083431451908342(CKB)3360000000443842(EBL)3014566(SSID)ssj0000939167(PQKBManifestationID)11575067(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000939167(PQKBWorkID)10927327(PQKB)10401686(OCoLC)694141283(IMF)WPIEE2006038(MiAaPQ)EBC3014566(IMF)WPIEA2006038WPIEA2006038(EXLCZ)99336000000044384220020129d2006 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrProviding official Statistics for the Common Market and Monetary Union in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries : A Case for "Gulfstat" /Abdulrahman Al-Mansouri, Claudia Dziobek1st ed.Washington, D.C. :International Monetary Fund,2006.1 online resource (33 p.)IMF Working Papers"February 2006."9781451862980 1451862989 Includes bibliographical references.""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""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.IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;No. 2006/038Monetary unionsGulf Cooperation Council countriesInternational economic integrationGulf Cooperation Council countriesComputer Programs: GeneralimfComputer Programs: OtherimfData AccessimfData capture & analysisimfData Collection and Data Estimation MethodologyimfData collectionimfData disseminationimfData Transmission SystemsimfData transmission systemsimfDatabasesimfEconometrics & economic statisticsimfEconomic and financial statisticsimfEconomic integrationimfEconomic statisticsimfExports and ImportsimfFinanceimfFinancial Aspects of Economic IntegrationimfGeneral Aggregative Models: GeneralimfGeneral Regional Economics (includes Regional Data)imfGovernment finance statisticsimfInternational economicsimfMacroeconomicsimfMethodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Macroeconomic DataimfMonetary unionsimfNational accountsimfNational incomeimfStatisticsimfStructure, Scope, and Performance of GovernmentimfOmanimfMonetary unionsInternational economic integrationComputer Programs: GeneralComputer Programs: OtherData AccessData capture & analysisData Collection and Data Estimation MethodologyData collectionData disseminationData Transmission SystemsData transmission systemsDatabasesEconometrics & economic statisticsEconomic and financial statisticsEconomic integrationEconomic statisticsExports and ImportsFinanceFinancial Aspects of Economic IntegrationGeneral Aggregative Models: GeneralGeneral Regional Economics (includes Regional Data)Government finance statisticsInternational economicsMacroeconomicsMethodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Macroeconomic DataMonetary unionsNational accountsNational incomeStatisticsStructure, Scope, and Performance of GovernmentAl-Mansouri Abdulrahman1816678Dziobek Claudia1154652International Monetary Fund.Statistics Department.DcWaIMFBOOK9910968748003321Providing official Statistics for the Common Market and Monetary Union in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries4372965UNINA