Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) : Oil Prices, Financial Stability, and the Use of Countercyclical Macroprudential Policies in the GCC.

Economic and financial developments in the GCC economies are interwoven with oil price movements. GCC economies are highly dependent on oil and gas exports. Oil price upturns lead to higher oil revenues, stronger fiscal and external positions, and higher government spending. This boosts corporate pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015.
Series:Policy Papers; Policy Paper ; No. 2015/062
Online Access:Full text available on IMF