Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface; About the Authors; 1 Introduction; 2 An Overview of Arabian Economies; 3 Economic Performance of Arabian Countries during the 1990s; 4 Banking and Financial Systems in Non-Gulf Arab Countries; 5 Banking and Financial Systems in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries; 6 Islamic Banking; 7 Financial System Efficiency; 8 Efficiency in Arab Banking; 9 Current Developments and Prospects for Arab Banks; Notes; References; Index
Summary
This book provides state-of-the art analysis of banking and financial systems in the Arab world. The early chapters of the text present an overview of Arab economies linking banking and financial sector trends in the Arab world over the last twenty years