In recent years, there were a number of key developments affecting the world, in general, and the Arab Gulf region, in particular, including:
These developments have resulted in the following key challenges for the statistical work in the region:
In this context, the Saudi Government General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) and the Statistical Center of the GCC Countries (GCC-Stat) are co-organizing the first GCC Statistical Forum, under the theme of “Enhancing Statistical Partnerships to Support Economic Policies and Sustainable Development in the GCC Region.”