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November 1997

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Financial Systems and Reform in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
Middle Eastern Department, International Monetary Fund

Part 1 (pdf file 744 k)          Part 2 (pdf file 836 k)
Part 3 (pdf file 1,059 k)       Part 4 (pdf file 850 k)

Contents

Financial Systems and Reform in the
Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

Abdelali Jbili, Vicente Galbis, and Amer Bisat

Executive Summary

  1. Introduction
  2. Structure of the GCC Financial Sectors
  3. Main Challenges Facing the GCC Financial Markets
  4. Remaining Reform Issues
  5. Concluding Remarks
References

 
Labor Market Challenges and Policies in the
Gulf Cooperation Council Countries

Cyrus Sassanpour, Ghazi Joharji, Alexei Kireyev, and Martin Petri

Executive Summary

  1. Introduction
  2. Economic Structure and Linkages in the GCC Countries
  3. Labor Market Structure
  4. Labor Market Challenges and Policies
  5. Labor Market Policies of the GCC Countries in a Regional Context
  6. Concluding Remarks
Appendix

References