Some principles for development of statistics for a Gulf Cooperation Council Currency Union

Some principles for development of statistics for a Gulf Cooperation Council Currency Union / [prepared by] Russell Krueger and Ettore Kovarich.

Looking ahead to the creation of a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Currency Union in 2010, the paper covers some implications for the statistical programs of the GCC countries. Despite uncertainty over the structure of the proposed union, the paper envisions several types of mutually reinforcing stat...

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Main Authors: Krueger, Russell C. (Author), Kovarich, Ettore (Author)
Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund. Statistics Department
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, Statistics Dept., ©2006.
Series:IMF working paper ; WP/06/141.
Subjects:
Gulf Cooperation Council.
Gulf Cooperation Council
Monetary unions > Middle East > Statistics.
Economic history
Monetary unions
Middle East > Economic conditions > Statistics.
Middle East
Statistics
Statistics.
Statistiques.
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • I. INTRODUCTION
  • II. BACKGROUND ON THE GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL CURRENCY UNION
  • III. PREPARATORY STATISTICAL WORKâ€?EXPERIENCES OF THE EUROPEAN MONETARY UNION
  • IV. PRINCIPLES FOR STATISTICS FOR A CURRENCY UNION
  • V. WHAT STATISTICS MUST BE PREPARED?
  • A. Convergence Criteria
  • B. The Core Currency Union Statistics
  • C. Statistics on the External Aspects of a Currency Union
  • D. Statistics on the Macroeconomy and the Effectiveness of Policy
  • E. Statistics for Dissemination to the Public
  • F. Specialized Statistics
  • VI. CONCLUSIONS

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