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Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Qatar: Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.
Qatar has recently taken steps toward introducing a medium-term budget framework (MTBF) to enhance the predictability of spending decisions in the country. However, implementing medium-term fiscal planning requires formal procedural fiscal rules and parallel efforts to enhance the credibility of the annual budget. Given Qatar’s significant exposure to hydrocarbon price movements and its long-lasting hydrocarbon reserves, such fiscal rules would need a certain degree of flexibility and, at the same time, should be set to maintain consistency with long-term fiscal sustainability.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; budget; Qatar; bond market; central bank; liquidity surplus; QCB liquidity forecasting model; liquidity management framework; market infrastructure; T-bill auction; fixed income; Government securities; Budget planning and preparation; Liquidity; Securities markets; Global; Liquidity management
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Lebanon: Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund
The report highlights IMF's projections and estimates of Lebanon's central government operations, revenue and grants, and expenditure by economic classification, government debt, monetary survey, commercial bank interest rates on Lebanese pound transactions and U.S. dollar transactions during 2000–05; interest rates on treasure bills, size distribution of deposits, consolidated balance sheets of the commercial banks, 2000–05; nominal and real effective exchange rates, sovereign international bond insurance, 2000–05; selected indicators of economic activity, 2000–05; government expenditure by function, 2000–04; consumer price index, 2000–February 2006; etc.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; net; foreign exchange; foreign currency; dollar; deposit; exchange rate; nonresident deposit; money multiplier; insurance fund; foreign exchange liquidity; debt cancellation; LIBOR rate; deposit insurance fund; foreign currency assets; debt to Banque du Liban; Lebanese pounds; Nontax revenue; Currencies; Treasury bills and bonds; Commercial banks; Bank deposits; Middle East; North Africa; East Africa
Cover IMF Working Papers
Primary Dealers in Government Securities: Policy Issues and Selected Countries Experience
Mr. George Iden
and
Mr. Marco Arnone
In many countries, authorities have designated a group of financial firms as the principal intermediaries in the government securities market-referred to as "primary dealers" or a "primary dealer system." This paper discusses policy issues related to the establishment of a primary dealer system for countries that may be considering taking this step. In this regard, a key issue is whether a primary dealer system fits into the overall strategy for financial market development in the country. Under a primary dealer system, the debt manager and the group of primary dealers pursue a common strategy in support of the effective functioning and development of primary and secondary markets for government securities. This paper presents results of a survey of country practices conducted in early 2001. Among the countries surveyed, there was broad agreement among authorities that a primary dealer system is to be highly recommended.
Keywords:
WP; dealer system; dealer; market; secondary market; Primary dealers; public debt management; market structure; PD market participant; dealers activity; dealer status; market-making responsibility; securities transaction; price discovery; issuer policy; market liquidity; Government securities; Securities markets; Open market operations; Securities; Liquidity; Australia and New Zealand; Global
Cover Oman Beyond the Oil Horizon
Oman Beyond the Oil Horizon
Policies Toward Sustainable Growth
Mr. Volker Treichel
and
Ahsan S. Mansur

Abstract

With the steady increase of crude oil production and the surge in oil prices in the mid- and late 1970s, Oman embarked upon an economic development path that transformed it into a prosperous country. Today Oman boasts impressive physical infrastructure, much improved socioeconomic conditions, and a high standard of living. The purpose of this background study is to contribute to a better understanding of developments in the Omani economy since 1980 and of the policy challenges the government faces in the medium term. The study focuses on some central aspects of Oman's economic experience, including the potential structural impediments to growth.

Keywords:
OP; GDP; interest rate; investment; Oman; price; GCC country; Omani treasury bills; GCC economy; saving-investment gap; saving-investment balance; Fiscal stance; Treasury bills and bonds; Commercial banks; Global; Middle East