Some principles for development of statistics for a Gulf Cooperation Council currency union
By: prepared by Russell Krueger and Ettore Kovarich.
Contributors: Kovarich, Ettore.; International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Series: IMF working paper -- WP/06/141
Publisher: International Monetary Fund, Statistics Dept.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 21
Subjects: Gulf Cooperation Council.; Monetary unions -- Middle East -- Statistics.; Middle East -- Economic conditions -- Statistics.
Genres: Statistics.
Description: 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 statistics-convergence criteria, statistics on the core policy variables and instruments, additional macroeconomic data, specialized statistics related to the economic and institutional conditions within the union, and public information. Major changes to national statistical programs are needed that should begin soon.
Notes: "June 2006"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 21).

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