Economic Reform in Arab Countries: A Review of Structural Issues for the Remainder of the 1990's

By Mohamed A. El-Erian, Shamsuddin Tareq

April 1, 1993

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Mohamed A. El-Erian, and Shamsuddin Tareq. Economic Reform in Arab Countries: A Review of Structural Issues for the Remainder of the 1990's, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1993) accessed June 18, 2025

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Summary

The paper reviews the main structural reform issues facing Arab countries in the remainder of the 1990s. While the nature, extent, and implications of the policy challenges differ among individual countries in the Arab region, several aspects are common to a large number of them. Accordingly, the paper identifies a framework consisting of a core of key reforms that would address these countries’ structural weaknesses and assist them in exploiting their considerable economic potential.

Subject: Economic sectors, Exchange rate arrangements, Foreign exchange, Oil prices, Prices, Public enterprises, Public sector

Keywords: A number of country, Arab country, Countries SELECTECTED indicator, Country, Enterprise, Exchange rate arrangements, Inflation performance, Middle East, Oil country, Oil prices, Public enterprises, Public sector, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

32
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Working Paper No. 1993/039
Stock No:

WPIEA0391993
ISBN:

9781451845754
ISSN:

1018-5941

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