06803oam 22014174 450 991097278130332120250426110554.0978661385068397814623653401462365345978145275336214527533699781283538237128353823797814519483631451948360(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(Perlego)1668688REOMCDEA2007002(EXLCZ)99247000000000137320020129d2007 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRegional Economic Outlook, October 2007, Middle East and Central Asia1st ed.Washington, D.C. :International Monetary Fund,2007.1 online resource (69 p.)Regional Economic Outlook"October 2007."9781589066694 1589066693 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, CentralBalance of paymentsimfCommoditiesimfCurrent Account AdjustmentimfCurrent account surplusesimfDeflationimfEmerging and frontier financial marketsimfEnergy: Demand and SupplyimfEnergy: GeneralimfExports and ImportsimfFinanceimfFinance: GeneralimfFinancial marketsimfFinancial services industryimfGeneral Financial Markets: General (includes Measurement and Data)imfInflationimfInternational economicsimfInvestment & securitiesimfInvestments: EnergyimfMacroeconomicsimfOil pricesimfOilimfPetroleum industry and tradeimfPrice LevelimfPricesimfPublic finance & taxationimfShort-term Capital MovementsimfTaxationimfMiddle EastEconomic conditionsAsia, CentralEconomic conditionsUnited Arab EmiratesimfEconomic forecastingEconomic forecastingBalance of paymentsCommoditiesCurrent Account AdjustmentCurrent account surplusesDeflationEmerging and frontier financial marketsEnergy: Demand and SupplyEnergy: GeneralExports and ImportsFinanceFinance: GeneralFinancial marketsFinancial services industryGeneral Financial Markets: General (includes Measurement and Data)InflationInternational economicsInvestment & securitiesInvestments: EnergyMacroeconomicsOil pricesOilPetroleum industry and tradePrice LevelPricesPublic finance & taxationShort-term Capital MovementsTaxation338.097705International Monetary Fund.DcWaIMFBOOK9910972781303321Regional Economic Outlook, October 2007, Middle East and Central Asia4355559UNINA