Overview
The Gulf Co-operation Council, or GCC, is a loose political and economic alliance made up of six Gulf states.
It aims to boost economic cooperation between members and, through collective security, to guard against any threat from neighbouring states and from Islamic extremism.
02.20.2010
A free trade agreement between the Gulf Cooperation Council
(GCC) and Turkey will be signed before the end of this year,
Turkey's Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said.
01.28.2010
Yemen says it wants its oil-rich neighbours to do more to lift
it out of poverty.
10.27.2009
Naval chiefs of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and the Arab
countries on the rim of the Red Sea have decided to set up an action team to lay
down the procedures and mechanism for the formation of a joint naval force of
GCC and Arab countries on the Red Sea.
10.17.2009
Gulf states who have yet to ratify an agreement on a single currency for the region are being called upon to do so by the end of this year, an Oman finance ministry official said on Saturday.
10.11.2009
Kuwait on Sunday reiterated its support for the creation of
a unified currency among members of the Gulf Cooperation
Council (GCC), as target dateline for that ambition is
drawing near but limited progress has been achieved so far.
10.08.2009
giant rail network linking the six-nation Gulf Cooperation
Council (GCC) states is set to start operations in 2017 at a
$25 billion cost.
10.01.2009
A key railway network linking the Gulf Cooperation Council
(GCC) states will begin in UAE by the end of next year, a
senior official has said.
09.27.2009
Gulf states should implement a monetary union and single
currency in phases, Kuwait's central bank governor said in
comments published on Sunday, casting further doubt on a 2010
target date.
09.15.2009
Saudi Arabia is again obstructing the integration of the countries of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) - and harming its relations with the UAE
09.08.2009
Finance ministers from oil-rich Persian Gulf nations discussed
on Tuesday a wide range of issues facing a proposed common
market, including the final details of a regional customs
union, in an effort to revitalize the effort to establish a
tighter economic bloc after plans for a monetary union
faltered in May.
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The Gulf Co-operation Council, or GCC, is a loose political and economic alliance made up of six Gulf states.
It aims to boost economic cooperation between members and, through collective security, to guard against any threat from neighbouring states and from Islamic extremism.
