| Table of Contents: | | | | GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS : ME/NAF, Gulf states, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar | | | | TOPICS : economy, banking, exchange rate, foreign policy, government, integration, monetary, opposition, policy, prices, reform, talks | | | | SIGNIFICANCE : After repeated questioning of the original 2010 deadline by Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) officials, the withdrawal of Oman in 2006, and Kuwait's re-pegging in 2007, the UAE's withdrawal makes it unlikely that GMU will materialise soon. To succeed, GCC states will need to muster greater political will and translate it into transparent, effective GCC policy-making and structure |
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