01808cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF012781 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 15.00 USD 9781589062191 0251-6365 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Fasano-Filho, Ugo. Monetary Union Among Member Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council / Ugo Fasano-Filho, Andrea Schaechter. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (72 pages) Occasional Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The six member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)--Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates--have made important progress toward economic and financial integration, with the aim of establishing an economic and monetary union. This paper provides a detailed analysis of the economic performance and policies of the GCC countries during 1990-2002. Drawing on the lessons from the experience of selected currency and monetary unions in Africa, Europe, and the Caribbean, it assesses the potential costs and benefits of a common currency for GCC countries and also reviews the options for implementing a monetary union among these countries. Mode of access: Internet Schaechter, Andrea. Occasional Papers; Occasional Paper ; No. 2003/006 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/books/084/04717-9781589062191-en/04717-9781589062191-en-book.xml IMF e-Library