Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and Central Asia, October 2008 -- Table of Contents
Middle East and Central Asia, October 20, 2008
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- Published: October 20, 2008
- Series: Middle East and Central Asia
Overview
- The region continued to experience strong growth in 2008, and the short-term outlook is generally favorable.
- Inflation has emerged as a key issue.
- The global credit crunch has thus far had a limited impact on regional financial markets.
- The financial turmoil and slowdown in developed economies could lower growth in the period ahead.
- Policy focus recommended: tightening the fiscal and monetary stance where appropriate, with greater exchange rate flexibility, and continuing efforts to strengthen the resilience of financial sectors.
- Related materials on the page:
- Watch a video about the outlook.
- Mohsin Khan, Director, Middle East and Central Asia Department.
- Press Release: Middle East and Central Asia: Regional Economic Outlook, October 20, 2008.
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- Publication title repeated: Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and Central Asia, October 2008.
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Contents (main sections)
- Assumptions and Conventions
- Highlights
- Country and Regional Groupings
- Recent Macroeconomic Developments
- World Economic Developments and Outlook
- MCD Region Economic Outlook
- Policy Issues
- Statistical Appendix
Boxes (numbered)
- 1 Macroeconomic Implications of Higher Commodity Prices
- 2 Pass-Through of International Oil Prices in MCD Countries
- 3 GCC Financial Centers—From Regional to International Focus
- 4 Georgia—Program to Deal with the Consequences of the Conflict
- 5 Pakistan—Dealing with Rising Vulnerabilities
- 6 The Region's Oil Income Outlook
Figures (listed by title and figure number where given)
- Global Real GDP Growth
- Real GDP Growth in the MCD Region
- Oil and Non-Oil Real GDP Growth in Selected Oil Exporters, 2008
- Unemployment Rate
- 5a Consumer Price Inflation: Country Aggregates
- 5b Consumer Price Inflation: Individual Countries
- Real Effective Exchange Rates
- 7 Nominal Effective Exchange Rates
- 8 External Current Account Balance
- 9 Net Foreign Direct Investment, 2008
- 10 Gross Official Reserves
- 11a Government Fiscal Balance: Country Aggregates
- 11b Government Fiscal Balance: Individual Countries
- 12 Total Government Debt
- 13 Nominal Growth Rate of Government Expenditure in Oil Exporters
- 14 Broad Money Growth
- 15 Money and Credit to the Private Sector in Low-Income Countries
- 16 Selected Stock Market Indicess
- 17 Sovereign Spread in Selected Countries
- 18 Global Outlook
- 19 Current Account Balance
Tables (listed titles)
- Food, Fuel, and Headline Inflation
- Wage Increases in MCD Countries (2007-08)
- Capital Adequacy Ratio in MCD Countries
- Selected Oil Exporters' Break-Even Prices for 2008 Fiscal Accounts
- Statistical Appendix Tables, including:
- Real GDP Growth
- Nominal GDP
- GDP at Purchasing Power Parity Prices
- Oil and Non-Oil Real GDP Growth for Oil Exporters
- Crude Oil Production and Exports
- Consumer Price Inflation
- Central Government Fiscal Balance
- 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)
- Current Account Balance (in percent of GDP)
- Total Gross External Debt
Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and Central Asia, October 2008 — Table of Contents
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