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1 Dr. Raja M. Almarzoqi Albqami Institute of Diplomatic Studies 3 nd Meeting of OECD-MENA Senior Budget Officials Network Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 31 October-1 November 2010
2 Oil Exporters MENA Oil Importers
3 Oil Exporters Morocco Algeria Tunisia Libya Syria Lebanon West Bank & Gaza Jordan Egypt Iraq Saudi Arabia Bahrain Qatar Iran Kuwait United Arab Emirates Afghanistan Pakistan Mauritania Oman Sudan Yemen Djibouti Source: IMF
4 Oil importers Morocco Algeria Tunisia Libya Syria Lebanon West Bank & Gaza Jordan Egypt Iraq Saudi Arabia Bahrain Qatar Iran Kuwait United Arab Emirates Afghanistan Pakistan Mauritania Oman Sudan Yemen Djibouti Source: IMF
5 introduction The growth of the region depends on oil Growth in the non-oil economies of the Middle East dependence on GCC growth Financial flow Remittance Tourism
6 Credit sluggish Oil price reduction (36%) Investors attitude GDP growth decline
7 Credit and Deposit Growth (PPP GDP weighted year-on-year growth rates, percent) Credit to private sector Deposits Dec-07 Jun-08 Dec-08 Jun-09 Dec-09 Source: Regional Economic Outlook presentation, IMF
8 MENAP oil exporters The MENAP oil exporters were hit hard in Crude oil prices drop to US$40 per barrel, real estate and asset prices plunged, and external financing dried up. The oil exporters combined current account surplus fell to US$53 billion in 2009, from its peak US$362 billion in Oil GDP contracted by 4.7 % in 2009, Grew by 1.5 percent in 2009.
9 MENAP oil importers MENAP oil importers have positive spillovers from fiscal expansions in the GCC countries Overall growth fell to 3.8 percent in 2009, from 5 percent in Since mid-2009 Trade rebounding and investment and bank credit beginning to pick up, Growth is estimated to increase to 4.1% in 2010 and 4.8 % in 2011.
10 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAP) Average Proj. Proj Real GDP Growth (Annual change; percent) MENAP Oil Exporters of Which: GCC Oil Importers Central Government Fiscal Balance (Percent of GDP) MENAP Oil Exporters of Which: GCC Oil Importers Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) MENAP Oil Exporters of Which: GCC Oil Importers Source: IMF, 2010
11 Inflation Inflation correlated with oil revenue
12 Growth of Real GDP in MENA Current Account Balance of MENA (Billion of U.S dollar) Surplus of CA during oil price increase
13 Unemployment rate Real GDP growth (right scale) Source: Regional Economic Outlook presentation IMF
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15 Fiscal MENAP oil exporters were able to undertake large spending programs concentrated on infrastructure investment. Saudi Arabia implemented the largest stimulus package relative to GDP among G20 countries in Algeria continued public investment program to support nonhydrocarbon activity;
16 Monetary Policies Central banks in many countries: reduced reserve requirements Cut interest rates and maintained them at low levels. Injecting liquidity or capital into banking systems Exchange rate regime
17 2010 Increase crude oil prices to more than US$80 per barrel by the end of last year, have aided the recovery. International reserve positions are improving again by an estimated US$46 billion in Higher oil prices and output are projected to boost oil exports by 31 percent to US$682 billion, more than double the current account surplus, to US$140 billion, This will boost oil-gdp growth to 4.3% in Many governments most notably in Saudi Arabia are planning to expand spending. This stimulus will continue to buoy domestic non-oil-sector activity, projected to grow by 4.1 percent Sustain positive spillovers to neighboring countries through trade. Stocks are up still well below earlier highs and volatile
18 Change in the global economy
19 Population growth Flow of capital Trade Increasing economic contribution of developing countries G-20 Financial crisis and the issue currencies
20 Cont Investment (Gross Fixed capital Formation ) / GDP in 2009 Above 30% in most of developing countries (ex. China 45%, India 32%,Indonesia 31%, S. Korea 29.3%) Below 20% in most of industrial countries (ex. US 12.3%, UK 14%, Germany 17.9%); (Source: Redaction of USA economy size and increase of China economy size and other developing countries. Diversification of currencies portfolio
21 Market capitalization Breakdown Reduce of Market in Industrial countries Asia - Pacific 16% EAME 31% Americas 53% Increase market capitalization for Asia- Pacific Asia - Pacific 31% Market capitalization Breakdown EAME 28% Americas 41% Source:
22 Share trading value USD bn USD bn % change Exchange Value of share trading in the Electronic order book in 2009 and NYSE Euronext US NASDAQ OMX US Shanghai Stock Exchange Tokyo Stock Exchange Group % % % % Shenzhen 5 Stock Exchange % NYSE 6 Euronext Europe % 7 London Stock Exchange % 8 Korea Exchange % 9 Deutsche Börse % 10 Hong Kong Exchanges %
23 Investment flows capital raised by shares (IPOs and secondary market issues) USD bn USD bn % change Exchange NYSE Euronext US 234,2 280,2-16.4% Investment flows in 2009 and London Stock Exchange Australian Securities Exchange Hong Kong Exchanges 122,3 124,6-1.8% 86, % 81,4 55,0 48.0% Shanghai 5 Stock Exchange 47,7 27,6 72.8% 6 Tokyo Stock Exchange 44,2 13, % 7 BM&FBOVESP A 41,7 28,8 44.8% 8 Borsa Italiana 25,9 11, % 9 10 Shenzhen Stock Exchange BME Spanish Exchanges 25,4 17,4 46.0% 21,6 32,2-32.9%
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25 Restriction and limitation on Growth Most of the empirical literature in the MENA region suggests that the region trades significantly less than would be expected transport constraints inefficiencies in customs clearance processes, The lack of adequate infrastructure logistics, and communications costs The key direct constraints to growth in the MENA region are difficulties in access to finance, labor skill mismatches and shortages, electricity constraints. The quilt of public services lack of adequate infrastructure
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