Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and Central Asia, October 2007 -- Table of Contents
Middle East and Central Asia, October 29, 2007
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- Published: October 29, 2007
- Series: Middle East and Central Asia
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- Title: Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and Central Asia
- Date: October 2007
- Series: World Economic and Financial Surveys
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- Press Release: IMF Regional Economic Outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia Sees Continued Positive Near-Term Economic Outlook, but the Region Faces Challenges to Sustain Ongoing Transformation and Reduce Unemployment
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Report Scope and Framing
- Regional characterization:
- "The Middle East and Central Asia is undergoing a remarkable transformation driven by rapid GDP growth and high oil and non-oil commodity prices."
- Report purpose:
- "The report presents common economic trends and reviews prospects and policies for the coming year in light of the global economic environment."
- Regional and country coverage:
- Regional topics include 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.
- Country-specific reviews of Kazakhstan, Armenia, Egypt, Pakistan, and the UAE.
Contents — Main Chapters and Thematic Structure
- Assumptions and Conventions
- Recent Macroeconomic Developments and Prospects
- Highlights
- Background
- Recent Economic Developments
- Economic Outlook
- World economic outlook
- Outlook for the MCD region
- Policy Issues
Boxes (Numbered)
- 1. Maghreb: Growth Performance and Remaining Challenges
- 2. Oil Developments-An Update
- 3. Regional Impact of the 2007 Global Credit Squeeze
- 4. Kazakhstan: A 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: Is It Sustainable?
- 9. The United Arab Emirates: The Race to Prosperity
Figures (Numbered and Headings Preserved)
- Global real GDP growth
- MCD real GDP growth
- External current account balance
- Non-oil commodity prices
- Gross official reserves
- Central government fiscal balance
- Total government debt
- Monetary developments
- Credit to the private sector
- 10. Consumer prices
- 11. Nominal effective exchange rates
- 12. Real effective exchange rates
- 13. Selected stock market indices
- 14. Global outlook
- 15. Brent crude oil prices
Statistical Appendix — Data and Tables
- Data and Conventions
- Tables:
- Real GDP Growth
- Nominal GDP
- Oil and Non-Oil Real GDP Growth for Oil Exporters
- Crude Oil Production and Exports
- Consumer Price Inflation
- Broad Money
- Central Government Total Revenue Excluding Grants
- Oil Exporters: Central Government Non-Oil Fiscal Balance
- Oil Exporters: Central Government Non-Oil Revenue
- Central Government Total Expenditure and Net Lending
- Exports of Goods and Services
- Imports of Goods and Services
- Current Account Balance (in billions of U.S. dollars)
- 16. Current Account Balance (in percent of GDP)
- 17.
- 18.
- 19. Total Gross Public and Private External Debt
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