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This chapter provides an overview of the main socio-economic features of Arabian countries over the last twenty years or so. The aim is to describe the nature of economic development that has taken place in the region as well highlighting the various broad financial sector developments and other reforms that have taken place. The Arabic region comprises 21 countries whose people speak the Arabic language and these countries can be classified economically into oil- and non-oil-exporting countries. Many Arabian blocs have appeared over the past years. These blocs share similar objectives; integrating and enforcing the economic and cultural ties between member countries. These blocs include the Council of Arab Economic Unity, the Arab Maghreb Union, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Council of Arab Mashreq countries.
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- Financial System
- Saudi Arabia
- World Trade Organization
- Arabian Country
- United Nations Development Programme
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© 2005 Philip Molyneux and Munawar Iqbal
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Molyneux, P., Iqbal, M. (2005). An Overview of Arabian Economies. In: Banking and Financial Systems in the Arab World. Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-230-51212-2_2
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