The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, 1952-2016 Central Bank of Oil /

• Main Authors: Banafe, Ahmed (Author), Macleod, Rory (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Series: Financial Institutions, Reforms, and Policies in Muslim Countries
• Subjects: Finance.; Finance, Public.; Finance > History.; Macroeconomics.; Public Finance.; Financial History.; Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.; Middle Eastern and North African Economics.

This book sheds new light on the critical importance of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), a remarkably successful central bank that is a model for developing oil exporters worldwide. As a "swing producer", Saudi Arabia has traditionally stepped in to make up for oil supply shortfal...