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The Euro Experience and Lessons for the GCC Currency Union

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This book – written by leading academics and practitioners in the field – brings together cutting edge research on exchange rate regime and monetary union issues. There is a particular focus on the implications for member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council which is itself working towards forming a monetary union for the Gulf States.

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  • Paul De Grauwe, 2010. "The Euro Experience and Lessons for the GCC Currency Union," Chapters, in: Ronald MacDonald & Abdulrazak Al Faris (ed.), Currency Union and Exchange Rate Issues, chapter 4, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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