TY  - BOOK
TI  - Monetary union among member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council
T2  - Occasional paper,
SN  - 1589062191
AV  - HC 59 .F65 no.223
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - International Monetary Fund
KW  - Zonas monetarias
KW  - Integración económica
KW  - Golfo Pérsico
N1  - Fareword, vii --; Preface, ix --; Abbreviations and acronyms, x --; I. Overview; Ugo Fasano, 1 --; II. Progress toward economic integration and convergence among GCC countries; Ugo Fasano, 5 --; III. Main lessons the experience of monetary unions; Rina Bhattacharya and Ugo Fasano, 13 --; IV. Potential benefits and costs of a common currency for GCC countries; Andrea Schaechter, 16 --; V. Options for implementing a monetary union among GCC countries; Ugo Fasano and Andrea Shaechter, 23 --; Appendixes I. Economic performance and policies of GCC countries, 1990-2002, 31 --; II. GCC countries: Comparative tax rates and incentives, 47 --; III. GCC countries: Summary of recent key structural reforms in selected areas, 49 --; IV. Experience of selected monetary unions, 53 --; Bibliography, 58
ER  -