ABSTRACT

At a time of momentous shifts in the balance of world economic forces epitomized by the current oil price boom, the weakening US dollar and the global credit crunch; the meteoric rise of the Arabian peninsula cannot be understated. Neither, therefore, can their planned monetary union. As key suppliers of the worlds oil and gas the Gulf states have

chapter 1|10 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|24 pages

Characteristics of the GCC economies

chapter 3|25 pages

Is the GCC an optimal currency area?

chapter 5|13 pages

Potential costs of GCC monetary union

chapter 6|14 pages

Potential benefits of GCC monetary union

chapter 8|9 pages

Future issues and controversies