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Regional Economic Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East & Outlook: Middle East &
Central AsiaCentral AsiaInternational Monetary Fund – October 2009
Jennifer Martin
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Chapter 2: MENAP Oil ImportersChapter 2: MENAP Oil Importerso Mauritania Jordan
o Morocco Syria
o Tunisia Djibouti
o Egypt Afghanistan
o Lebanon Pakistan
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Coverage of the Slow Coverage of the Slow RecoveryRecoveryHow have these countries fared after
being aggravated by the worldwide economic slump?
What has taken effect to help ease out the MENAP region’s oil importers?
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Exports Rising Exports Rising Once AgainOnce AgainAs displayed in activity from MENAP’s top 3 oil importers, exports have been climbing
Evidently, levels are not as high as from 2008
This comeback is still regarded as uncertain
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Financial Markets’ Financial Markets’ Nicely Bouncing Nicely Bouncing BackBackThese stock markets have nearly doubled, showing an even better recovery than exports did
Also, the remaining countries have been keeping up
In this respect, Tunisia has been doing an outstanding job
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Meager Projections Meager Projections on Real GDPon Real GDP% Change in GDP for 2009 is predicted to be +3.6, for 2010 is +3.8
These values are up from what was stated in the issue released in May 2009
Growth is likely to continue in the same manner, rather gradually
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Results of the downturnResults of the downturnFDI and exports of merchandise were
primarily affected
On a smaller scale, tourism and remittances fell
Although, MENAP oil-importing countries suffered a hit that was not too forceful overall
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The mild slowdown…The mild slowdown…
Advanced Manufacturing
The decline could have been worse
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……induces a long, induces a long, slow reboundslow reboundMinor global integration softened the negative impact
At what cost?
The oil importers do not receive sufficient value, when it comes to production
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Fighting Back With Various Policy Fighting Back With Various Policy Changes - ExamplesChanges - ExamplesEgypt: +1% on expenditure, cutting of
policy rates, maintain the 100% guarantee on deposits at banks
Morocco: raise public investment, increase low-end wages, reduce income tax
Tunisia: expedite investment projects, implement fiscal changes that equal 1.4% of 2009 GDP
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Effects?Effects?Drop in inflation
Competition has been affected
As expected, there is still room for development
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Factors of Factors of RecoveryRecoveryDomestic consumption will act as the main boost for MENAP’s oil importers
FDI, tourism, and remittances will not be able to pull back up so much
Energy costs are ascending
Imports likely to plunge
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What’s in store for the future?What’s in store for the future?Possible jumps in the price of oil
Poverty to remain; social stability will be stagnant
Sluggish recovery may harm businesses and the quality of loans, which would mean dwindling confidence in banks
Keep stimulus ongoing (stop when unnecessary), meanwhile focus on enhancing production sector