## 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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## Bibliographic details
- Published: October 29, 2007
- Series: Middle East and Central Asia

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### Publication and Access
- 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
  - Watch a video on the Middle East and Central Asia REO
  - Other Regional Economic Outlooks
  - World Economic Outlook: Spillovers and Cycles in the Global Economy, April 2007
  - World Economic Outlook: Globalization and Inequality, October 2007
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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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## References

- [Press Release:](https://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/pr/2007/pr07241.htm)
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- [World Economic Outlook:](https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2007/01/index.htm)
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