United Arab Emirates: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

International Monetary Fund

No 2003/067, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix presents five essays examining issues in the United Arab Emirates related to the financial sector, long-term fiscal trends, fiscal sustainability, the competitiveness of the non-oil economy, and the labor market, as well as estimates of the real gross domestic income. The paper presents trends of financial soundness indicators; recent developments in the nascent equity, bond, and insurance markets; as well as progress made in implementing legislation on antimoney laundering and the combating of terrorism financing. It also assesses long-term trends and cross-Emirate variation in the fiscal structure.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; income; expenditure; development expenditure; RGDP growth; oil income; oil price; expatriate worker; Total expenditures; Commercial banks; Current spending; Personal income; Oil prices; Global; Middle East; North Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 108
Date: 2003-03-12
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