Macroeconomic Issues and Policies in the Middle East and North Africa /
This book brings together recent IMF research on how the Middle East and North African countries are grappling with various macroeconomic challenges. It rigorously analyzes policy alternatives for a range of relevant topics, including the implications of changing demographic trends for growth and un...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2001
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Series: | Books
IMF eLibrary |
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Summary: | This book brings together recent IMF research on how the Middle East and North African countries are grappling with various macroeconomic challenges. It rigorously analyzes policy alternatives for a range of relevant topics, including the implications of changing demographic trends for growth and unemployment, determinants of inflation, financial-sector reform and Islamic banking, fiscal sustainability in oil-dependent economies, exchange rate and trade arrangements, and impediments to foreign direct investment. The book's overall theme-self-sustaining and faster growth can be achieved through comprehensive structural reforms and closer collaboration between the region's policymakers and the international community |
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Item Description: | Part of the IMF eLibrary collection |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (388 pages) |
ISBN: | 1589060415: |
Access: | Restricted for use by site license Restricted for use by site license. |