Qatar has weathered the global economic crisis well. Enhancement of liquefied natural gas capacity (LNG), government support to the banking system, and increase in public spending sustain the high growth rates. There is a need to monitor aggregate demand to prevent the resurgence of inflation...

We present evidence on one facet of energy security in OECD economies - the extent of diversification in sources of oil and natural gas supplies. Viewed from the perspective of the energy-importing countries as a whole, there has not been much change in diversification in oil supplies over the...

This Selected Issues paper on Algeria reports that the authorities have relied on an expansionary fiscal stance to stimulate growth and employment, but structural reforms have virtually stalled. Although the economy has recorded increasing growth, the nonhydrocarbon sector remains small and...

In den neuen Bundesländern wird im Jahre 2000 der Primärenergieverbrauch bei 2.163,5 PJ liegen, schätzt PROGNOS, und hat damit ihren 1992 vorgelegten Schätzwert um fast 14 % nach unter revidiert. Gegenüber dem 1995 registrierten Verbrauch wäre das nur eine mäßige Zunahme um insgesamt 2...