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1 online resource (xii, 176 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-163) and index. |
| Contents |
Fundamentals -- Introduction -- Arab political unity -- Arab economic unity -- Arab human development -- Moving towards privatization -- The significant role of oil production -- Conclusion -- Major features of Arab economy -- Introduction -- It is a service economy -- Volatility of government revenues -- Insignificance of tax revenues -- High unemployment rates -- Increased burden of government's debt -- Surplus current account -- Significance of workers' remittances -- Conclusion -- Arab business environment -- Introduction -- Business culture in the Arab economy -- Not ease of doing business -- Modest competitiveness environment -- Low transparency -- Average credit rating -- Low ranking of good government -- Modest appeal to foreign investment -- Conclusion -- Arab financial institutions -- Introduction -- Currency systems in Arab economy -- Arab central banks -- Commercial banks -- Arab development funds -- Arab insurance companies -- Islamic finance and institutions -- Other financial institutions -- Conclusion -- Arab financial markets -- Introduction -- Emergence of Arab stock markets -- Major merits of Arab stock markets -- Arab bond markets -- Globalization and Arab stock markets -- Performance of Arab stock markets -- Role of stock markets in the Arab economy -- Stability of Arab stock markets -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Introduction -- Insight looks to the Arab economy -- Insight looks to the Arab financial sector -- Conclusion. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Financial institutions -- Arab countries.
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Financial institutions. |
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Arab countries. |
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Globalization -- Arab countries.
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Globalization. |
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Arab countries -- Economic policy.
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Economic policy. |
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Arab countries -- Economic conditions.
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Economic conditions. |
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Economic history. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Ṛabrī, Niḍāl Rashīd. Financial markets and institutions in the Arab economy. New York : Nova Science Publishers, ©2008 9781604561371 (DLC) 2007047452 (OCoLC)181517426 |
| ISBN |
9781536188394 (electronic book) |
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1536188395 (electronic book) |
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9781604561371 |
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1604561378 |
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