As undiversified commodity exporters, GCC economies are prone to pro-cyclical systemic risk in the financial system. During periods of high hydrocarbon prices, favorable economic prospects make the financial sector keen to lend, leading to higher domestic credit growth and easier access to external...

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1. Verfasser:	Árvai, Zsófia
Körperschaft:	International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Department
Weitere Verfasser:	Prasad, A., Katayama, Kentaro
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	[Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, [2014]
Schriftenreihe:	IMF staff discussion note ; SDN/14/01.
Schlagworte:	Gulf Cooperation Council. Gulf Cooperation Council Finance > Arab countries. Financial risk > Arab countries. Risk management > Arab countries. Fiscal policy > Arab countries. Finances > États arabes. Risque financier > États arabes. Gestion du risque > États arabes. Politique fiscale > États arabes. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Finance. Finance Financial risk Fiscal policy Risk management Arab countries
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Zusammenfassung:	As undiversified commodity exporters, GCC economies are prone to pro-cyclical systemic risk in the financial system. During periods of high hydrocarbon prices, favorable economic prospects make the financial sector keen to lend, leading to higher domestic credit growth and easier access to external financing. Fiscal policy is a very important tool for macroeconomic management, but due to the significant time lags and expenditure rigidities, it has not been a flexible enough tool to prevent credit booms and the build-up of systemic risk in the GCC. This, together with limited monetary policy independence because of the pegged exchange rate, means that macro-prudential policy has a particularly important role in limiting systemic risk in the financial system. This importance is reinforced by the underdeveloped financial markets in the region that provide limited risk management tools and shortcomings in crisis resolution frameworks. This paper will discuss the importance of macro-prudential policy in the GCC countries, look at the experience with macro-prudential policies in the boom/bust cycle in the second half of the 2000s, and use the broad frameworks being developed in the Fund and elsewhere to discuss ways existing frameworks and policy toolkits in the region can be strengthened given the characteristics of the GCC.
Beschreibung:	At head of title: Middle East and Central Asia Department.
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (48 pages)
Bibliographie:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781475527735 147552773X 1484304926 9781484304921