Gulf Cooperation Council stock markets since September 11

Middle East Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-81

  Hakim, Sam R ^a  

^a PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 41549098681     PISSN: 10611924     EISSN: 14754967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4967.2008.00339.x     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. As compiled by Freedom House since 1973, see www.freedomhouse.org.
2. International Monetary Fund, "Saudi Arabia: Financial System Stability Assessment," Country Report No. 06/199, June 2006.
3. The P/E (price-to-earnings) ratio of a stock (also called its "earnings multiple") is a measure of the price paid for a share relative to the income earned by the firm per share. A higher P/E ratio means that investors are paying more for each unit of income.
4. See http://finance.yahoo.com.
5. Khalid R. Al-Rodhan, The Saudi and Gulf Stock Markets: Irrational Exuberance or Markets Efficiency?. Center for Strategic & International Studies, October 25, 2005;
6. Brad Bourland, The Middle East Boom: How Big and How Long Will It Last? SAMBA, April 25, 2006.
7. AME Info FN, February 18, 2006.
8. Saudi Economy at Mid-Year 2006, Saudi American Bank (SAMBA), June 2006.
9. In Table 6, the number of traded shares in 2006 actually shows a big increase between Q1 2006 and Q2 2006. This increase is specious; it doesn't reflect the share split of 1:5 during this period.
10. Saudi Economy 2006 Performance, 2007 Forecast, SAMBA, February 2007.