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GCC Currency Crunch
Oman's decision to pull out of the GCC single currency plan has all but scuppered the project's chances of hitting its 2010 deadline. To some, this is a relief ... read more


Single Currency at a Crossroads
Oman's decision to opt out of the GCC currency union was undoubtedly a political setback, but Kuwait's unilateral decision to revert back to an undisclosed basket peg represents a potentially far more complicated technical obstacle ... read more


Gulf monetary union is a cracking project?
Oman's decision to separate from the 2010 GCC Currency Union project is indicative of pressures ... read more


An inconvenient truth
A historical analysis of GCC economic performance reveals little evidence of any economic convergence taking place ... read more
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This website aims to provide a wide range of resources on the economies of the GCC states; it also acts as a portal to other information sources that focus on these economies.

eRutledge.com (www.erutledge.com | www.gcc-economics.com) is an independent research institute located in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, (one of the seven Emirates comprising the) United Arab Emirates. It was founded in July 2007 by Dr. Emilie Rutledge, a UAE-based academic.

We feel that it is important to pursue politically neutral and academically sound research on this region, as it is often under-represented in the wider field of Middle East Economics.

This website's objective is to provide a better understanding of the economic challenges and prospects of the GCC countries.

The GCC’s economic situation is unique; no other region in the world has such a small population in possession of such large hydrocarbon reserves - a population that relies heavily on non-national labour. Revenues derived from hydrocarbons have enabled the GCC to build a first class infrastructure, which provides an ideal base for both energy and non-energy related economic activities.

To varying degrees all GCC nations are seeking to reduce their economic dependence away from oil and gas, having economic policies that create a climate conducive of attracting a greater range of businesses is seen as an imperative.

As well as providing key economic indicators, this portal covers the following sub-sections:

Macroeconomics

News | Analysis | Resources
Oil, Gas and Downstream

News | Analysis | Resources
Public Sector

News | Analysis | Resources
Banking and Finance

News | Analysis | Resources
GCC Currency Union

News | Analysis | Resources

In each of the above sub-sections you will find research and analysis as well as statistics and details of relevant external resources.

This website also has country specific profiles:

Bahrain
Kuwait
Qatar
Oman
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates


As well as a searchable database of 3rd party reports: External Resources