ABSTRACT

Originally published in 1987, The Financial Markets of the Arabian Gulf looks at the importance of finance and the flow of funds to the development of the countries in the Arabian Gulf. Examining in detail the financial markets of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, the book looks at how each of these markets has developed differently because of the political choices made by each government and how each is faced with different cultural and sociological variables which has influenced future of the financial markets. This book provides a look at the fiber of each of these three Arab Nations in respect of their financial markets.

chapter 1|14 pages

The Gulf Financial Markets Prior to 1973

chapter 2|18 pages

The Central Banks

chapter 3|18 pages

The Commercial Banks

chapter 4|17 pages

The Stock Markets

chapter 5|18 pages

The Islamic Banks

chapter 9|7 pages

The Future of the Markets

chapter |4 pages

Conclusion