Useful Research Tools & Sources on Macro Issues

There are a variety of useful studies and reports available on macro issues.

First the Worldbank's Reports on Observance of Standards ("ROSCs") which cover a variety of topics: Corporate Governance, Accounting and Auditing, Banking Supervision, and eight others.  No coverage on the GCC yet for Accounting and Auditing.  Nor on Banking Supervision. 

There is one Corporate Governance ROSC on Saudi issued this February.  The Central Bank of Kuwait has announced that the ROSC team will be in Kuwait this December.

ROSCs also available through the IMF portal here.

Second, the IMF's Financial Sector Assessment Program ("FSAP") which issues Financial System Stability Assessments ("FSSAs") available here.