VOL. XLI

No. 44

2-November-1998

GCC

Prospects For GCC Banks In Global Markets

MEES Associate Editor Clare Woodcraft reports from the 4thGCC Banking Conference, "Gulf Banking in Competitive and Dynamic Global FinancialMarkets," held in Qatar on 23-25 October 1998.

A sense of public optimism prevailed at the 4th GCC Banking Conference,echoing the sentiments expressed at the recent IMF/World Bank annual meeting, where theMiddle East and North Africa region (MENA) was described as a "haven of...