Contents: Chap. 1: Introduction; chap. 2: Currency systems in the Arab economy; chap. 3: Arab central banks; chap. 4: Commercial banks; chap. 5: Arab development funds; chap. 6: Arab insurance companies; chap. 7: Islamic finance and institutions; chap. 8: Other financial institutions; chap 9: Conclusion
Preface -- Forward -- Fundamentals -- Introduction -- Arab political unity -- Arab economic unity -- Arab human development -- Moving towards privatization -- The Significant Role Of Oil Production -- Conclusion -- Major features of Arab economy -- Introduction -- It is a service economy -- Volatility of governments' revenues -- Insignificance of tax revenues -- High unemployment rates -- Increased burden of government's debt -- Surplus current accounts -- Significance of workers -- Remittances -- Conclusion -- Arab business environment -- Introduction -- Business culture in the Arab economy -- Not ease of doing business -- Modest competitiveness environment -- Low transparency -- Average credit rating -- Low ranking of good government -- Modest appeal to foreign investments -- Conclusion -- Arab financial institutions -- Introduction -- Currency systems in Arab economy -- Arab central banks -- Commercial banks -- Arab development funds -- Arab insurance companies -- Islamic finance