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  "title": "Policy Challenges in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries",
  "publication": "Seminar Volumes, May 23, 1996",
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  "summary": "The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries face important policy challenges and opportunities. This paper covers the economic developments and policies since 1980; the impact of the GCC's external environment; the medium-term economic prospects; the broad outlines of a common adjustment and reform",
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      "heading": "Summary and scope",
      "content": "- The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries face important policy challenges and opportunities.\n- The paper covers:\n  - economic developments and policies since 1980;\n  - the impact of the GCC's external environment;\n  - the medium-term economic prospects;\n  - the broad outlines of a common adjustment and reform strategy;\n  - the implications of adjustment in the GCC countries on the rest of the Middle East and North Africa region."
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      "heading": "Major thematic areas examined",
      "content": "- Budget planning and preparation\n- Commodities\n- Employment and Labor markets\n- Expenditure\n- Oil and Oil prices\n- Prices"
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      "heading": "Keywords and focus groups",
      "content": "- country; Employment; GCC; GCC authorities; GCC citizen; GCC countries to oil; GCC country; GCC economy; GCC export; GCC import; GCC merchandise trade; Global; intra-GCC consideration; Labor markets; Middle East; MTU; Oil; Oil prices; staff country report\n\n---\n\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/other-statistical-electronic-products/issues/2016/12/30/policy-challenges-in-the-gulf-cooperation-council-countries-1531"
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    "Published: May 23, 1996",
    "Series: Seminar Volumes",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557755827.072",
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    "Expenditure",
    "Oil and Oil prices",
    "Prices",
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