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Gabon: Staff Report for the 2014 Article IV Consultation »
Source: Gabon : Staff Report for the 2014 Article IV Consultation
Volume/Issue: 2015/47
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 25 February 2015
ISBN: 9781498309165
Keywords: market, monetary fund, investment, tax
This 2014 Article IV Consultation highlights that Gabon's growth performance has recently been strong, but fiscal pressures have increased significantly. Real GDP growth has averaged about 6 percent in the last fou...
Gabon: Staff Report for the 2015 Article IV Consultation »
Source: Gabon : 2015 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Gabon
Volume/Issue: 2016/86
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 18 March 2016
ISBN: 9781484300848
Keywords: oil price, debt, oil prices, monetary fund, deposits
This paper discusses challenges, outlook, and risks of Gabon's economy. Gabon's economy is facing mounting headwinds. Economic activity benefited from a one-off boost in oil production in 2015, due to the introduct...
How Large Are Global Energy Subsidies? »
Source: How Large Are Global Energy Subsidies?
Volume/Issue: 2015/105
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): David Coady , Ian Parry , Louis Sears , and Baoping Shang
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 18 May 2015
ISBN: 9781513532196
Keywords: energy subsidies, efficient taxation, deadweight loss, revenue, subsidies, tax, vehicle, traffic, subsidy, Demand and Supply
This paper provides a comprehensive, updated picture of energy subsidies at the global and regional levels. It focuses on the broad notion of post-tax energy subsidies, which arise when consumer prices are below su...
Chapter 1. Soaring of the Gulf Falcons: Diversification in the GCC Oil Exporters in Seven Propositions »
Source: Breaking the Oil Spell : The Gulf Falcons' Path to Diversification
Series: Books
Author(s): Reda Cherif , Fuad Hasanov , and Min Zhu
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 April 2016
ISBN: 9781513537863
Keywords: Export diversification, Nonoil sector, Oil exporting countries, Economic development, environment, development, oil, capital, industry, Gulf Falcons,
Reda Cherif and Fuad Hasanov...
From Ambition to Execution »
Source: From Ambition to Execution : Policies in Support of Sustainable Development Goals
Volume/Issue: 2015/18
Series: Staff Discussion Notes
Author(s): Stefania Fabrizio , Rodrigo Garcia-Verdu , Catherine Pattillo , Adrian Peralta-Alva , Andrea Presbitero , Baoping Shang , Genevieve Verdier , Marie-Therese Camilleri , Kazuaki Washimi , Lisa Kolovich , Monique Newiak , Martin Cihak , Inci Otker , Luis-Felipe Zanna , and Carol Baker
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 September 2015
ISBN: 9781513573304
Keywords: Inclusive growth, Income inequality, Gender, Environmental sustainability, Sustainable development, Fiscal policy, Developing countries, sustainable development goals, growth, structural transformation
The formal launch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) sets the global development agenda through 2030, placing significant emphasis on promoting social and environmental sustainability alongside economic gr...
Economic Diversification in the GCC »
Source: Economic Diversification in the GCC : Past, Present, and Future
Volume/Issue: 2014/12
Series: Staff Discussion Notes
Author(s): Tim Callen , Reda Cherif , Fuad Hasanov , Amgad Hegazy , and Padamja Khandelwal
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 23 December 2014
ISBN: 9781498303231
Keywords: Export diversification, Exports, Bahrain, Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, Cross country analysis, Economic growth, Oil revenues, Oman, Private sector, Saudi Arabia
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 m...