Author : EdwardsEconomic Research Inc.
ISBN# : 1 86063 114 2
352 pages, softback

Today, the Middle East is changing fast. The population is young and rapidly growing, with a unique mix of nationalities and cultures. Advances in transport, information technology and communications have revolutionised the speed with which new products and services gain market acceptance. At the same time a new era of prosperity is beginning. In the year 2000, the Middle East members of OPEC increased their export earnings by nearly $60 billion.Yet it is more difficult than ever for the business decision-maker to keep track of these fast-changing markets. Statistics are often unavailable, sometimes out of date, rarely available in uniform definitions, and usually have to be assembled from a plethora of different sources.

To help fill this gap, we present The Middle East Economic Databook 2001. This unique publication covers 14 Middle East countries and territories and includes 207 tables of historical economic demographic and market data from 1990 to the latest available year. Demographic projections are presented for the years 1990 through 2010. Also included is a series of essays on vital regional issues: among them the outlook for world energy demand; hydrocarbon resources and their depletion; the humanitarian situation in Iraq; the impact of the Internet revolution; and the prospects for women in the Middle East economy.