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Qatar: 2014 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Qatar
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
This 2014 Article IV Consultation highlights that Qatar’s macroeconomic performance has remained strong. GDP growth slowed from 13 percent in 2011 to 6.2 percent in 2012, mostly owing to the self-imposed moratorium on additional hydrocarbon production from the North Field. Growth was 6.5...
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Qatar: Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
This Selected Issues paper assesses efficiency of Qatar public investment. It discusses the trends in public capital … analyzing efficiency, and presents the main results. The results suggest that the efficiency of Qatar public investment spending … the key for improving public investment efficiency in Qatar. …
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Qatar; 2012 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
Qatar's economy is driven by high oil and natural gas prices and production, and remains strong with robust …
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Macroprudential Policy in the GCC Countries
Arvai, Zsofia; Prasad, Ananthakrishnan; Katayama, Kentaro - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
As undiversified commodity exporters, GCC economies are prone to pro-cyclical systemic risk in the financial system. During periods of high hydrocarbon prices, favorable economic prospects make the financial sector keen to lend, leading to higher domestic credit growth and easier access to...
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Economic Diversification in the GCC: Past, Present, and Future
Callen, Tim; Cherif, Reda; Hasanov, Fuad; Hegazy, Amgad; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
Abstract: The economies of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are heavily reliant on oil. Greater economic diversification would reduce their exposure to volatility and uncertainty in the global oil market, help create jobs in the private sector, increase productivity and...
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Soaring of the Gulf Falcons: Diversification in the GCC Oil Exporters in Seven Propositions
Cherif, Reda; Hasanov, Fuad - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
A key priority for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries is to create a dynamic non-oil tradable sector to support sustainable growth. Since export diversification takes a long time, it has to start now. We argue that the failure to diversify away from oil stems mainly from market...
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Qatar; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
Qatar has recently taken steps toward introducing a medium-term budget framework (MTBF) to enhance the predictability …
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Qatar: 2015 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; and Press Release
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2015
KEY ISSUES Context. Qatar is implementing an ambitious diversification strategy through a large public investment …
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Qatar: Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244097
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Uruguay; 2008 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Urugu...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
Uruguay has consolidated economic gains, supported by strong macroeconomic policies and a broadly favorable external environment. Growth has exceeded expectations, unemployment has reached record lows, and poverty has continued to fall, while economic vulnerabilities have been significantly...
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