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  "title": "Strengthening GCC-CCA Economic Cooperation",
  "publication": "Departmental Papers, July 7, 2026",
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  "summary": "Heightened global uncertainty, geoeconomic fragmentation, and trade tensions have made deepening economic ties more important to boost growth and resilience.",
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      "heading": "Summary",
      "content": "- Heightened global uncertainty, geoeconomic fragmentation, and trade tensions have made deepening economic ties more important to boost growth and resilience.\n- Economic ties between countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) are still limited.\n- Deliberate policy actions could help expand and diversify trade and investment.\n- The paper focuses on cross-cutting policies, which would benefit GCC-CCA bilateral economic ties and beyond."
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      "content": "- Current GCC-CCA bilateral economic ties remain limited (no numerical trade or investment figures provided on the landing page).\n- Deepening ties is increasingly important in the context of:\n  - Heightened global uncertainty\n  - Geoeconomic fragmentation\n  - Trade tensions\n- Cross-cutting policy measures can expand and diversify trade and investment between GCC and CCA countries."
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      "content": "- Emphasis on cross-cutting policies that would:\n  - Benefit GCC-CCA bilateral economic ties\n  - Provide spillovers beyond GCC-CCA relationships\n- Policy areas highlighted on the landing page (subjects/keywords):\n  - Balance of payments\n  - Exports\n  - Foreign direct investment\n  - International trade\n  - Tariffs\n  - Taxes\n  - Trade barriers\n  - Trade in services\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Strengthening GCC-CCA Economic Cooperation; Departmental Paper No. 26/011; July 2026\n  - Strengthening GCC-CCA Economic Cooperation; Departmental Paper No. 26/011; July 2026 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Strengthening GCC-CCA Economic Cooperation; Departmental Paper No. 26/011; July 2026 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/departmental-papers-policy-papers/issues/2026/07/01/strengthening-gcc-cca-economic-cooperation-573479"
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    "Authors: Said A Bakhache, Francois Painchaud, Hoda Assem, Muayad Ismail, Jeong Dae Lee, Nasir H Rao, Alejandro Simone, Haytem Troug, Jarin Tasnim Nashin, Nihal Haider",
    "Published: July 7, 2026",
    "Series: Departmental Papers",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229036634.087",
    "Heightened global uncertainty, geoeconomic fragmentation, and trade tensions have made deepening economic ties more important to boost growth and resilience.",
    "Economic ties between countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) are still limited.",
    "Deliberate policy actions could help expand and diversify trade and investment.",
    "The paper focuses on cross-cutting policies, which would benefit GCC-CCA bilateral economic ties and beyond.",
    "Current GCC-CCA bilateral economic ties remain limited (no numerical trade or investment figures provided on the landing page).",
    "Deepening ties is increasingly important in the context of:",
    "Cross-cutting policy measures can expand and diversify trade and investment between GCC and CCA countries.",
    "Emphasis on cross-cutting policies that would:",
    "Policy areas highlighted on the landing page (subjects/keywords):",
    "**Strengthening GCC-CCA Economic Cooperation; Departmental Paper No. 26/011; July 2026**"
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