Middle East and Central Asia > Oman
Mr. Zubair Iqbal
and
Mr. Ugo Fasano-Filho
Abstract
This paper presents an overview of the unprecedented economic and social transformation witnessed by the member countries of the Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)-Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates-over the last three decades.
Mr. Mohamed A. El-Erian
and
Ms. Susan Fennell
Abstract
The economy of the Middle East and North Africa improved considerably in 1996, and remained favorable in 1997. This paper, by Mohamed A. El-Erian and Susan Fennell, presents an assessment of the recent experience of the MENA economies and examines prospects for 1998 and beyond.