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Exploring the Potential for Electricity Trade and Interconnection among Yemen and GCC Countries
World Bank - 2012
This report has been prepared by Economic Consulting Associates (ECA) under contract to the World Bank to explore the …
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A Water Sector Assessment Report on the Countries of the Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf
World Bank - 2012
The main objective of the Water Sector Review in the member countries the Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) is to (1) conduct a diagnosis of the current situation of the water sector, identify issues in the GCC region, evaluate the GCC governments' current water policies,...
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Gulf Economic Update SPRING 2022 : Achieving Climate Change Pledges
World Bank - 2022
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries were characterized by a robust economic rebound from the pandemic in 2021 and the beginning of 2022 as well as a partial restoration of external and fiscal positions following deep plunges in 2020. The war in Ukraine is projected to provide a windfall...
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Gulf Economic Update, Fall 2021 : Seizing the Opportunity for a Sustainable Recovery
World Bank - 2021
The economic outlook for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) economies appears far rosier now than it did even six months ago. Increased investment and consumption both public and private are contributing to growth while inflation remains subdued in most economies except for Saudi Arabia where it...
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Economic Integration in the GCC
World Bank - 2010
This study discusses the status of economic integration of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries among themselves, with the larger Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and globally. It also assesses the main challenges to further integration. The GCC is the most advanced example...
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Gulf Economic Update, Spring 2023
World Bank - 2023
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) economies performed strongly in 2022. Amidst a year of economic uncertainty marked by inflation, geopolitical crises, and supply chain insecurity, the GCC region registered remarkable GDP growth of 7.3 percent in 2022. Progress made on structural reforms are...
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Gulf Economic Update, Fall 2023
World Bank - 2024
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) economies have been a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy economic landscape. Average growthin the GCC surpassed 7 percent in 2022 led by Saudi Arabia, its biggest economy, which was globally the fastest growing large economy. This growth was not just a result...
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Gulf Economic Update : Green Growth Opportunities in the GCC
World Bank - 2022
The world economy was on track for a strong, albeit uneven, recovery from COVID-19. However, the war in the Ukraine and supply-chain disruptions exacerbated by shutdowns in China due to the zero-COVID policy are dealing a serious blow to global recovery. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC),...
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Does access to credit improve productivity? : evidence from Bulgarian firms
Gatti, Roberta - 2006
channels through which credit affects growth on the micro-level is scant. Using data from a cross section of Bulgarian firms …, the authors estimate the impact of access to credit (as proxied by indicators of whether firms have access to a credit or …' past growth to instrument for access to credit. The authors find credit to be positively and strongly associated with total …
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Trade credit and bank credit : evidence from recent financial crises
Love, Inessa - 2005
the bank credit crunch. The results are consistent with the "redistribution view" of trade credit provision, in which bank …"The authors study the effect of financial crises on trade credit in a sample of 890 firms in six emerging economies …. They find that although provision of trade credit increases right after the crisis, it consequently collapses in the …
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