The International Monetary Fund has released its Spring 2009 economics report looking at the Middle East and Central Asia, and it paints a relatively healthy picture for the region when compared to other parts of the world. While GDP is sliding, Masood Ahmed, Director for the region at the IMF, believes government policies of spending reserves has bolstered GCC economies and had a positive impact on neighbouring countries. Rob Jones reports. (Please note due to a microphone failure, the sound quality for questions is not to our usual standards.)
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Monday, May 11 - 2009 at 16:32 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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This article was updated on Mon May 18 2009.