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Qatar: Selected Issues
Author:
International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.
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Series:
IMF Staff Country Reports
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2013: Issue 015
Language:
English
Publication Date:
16 Jan 2013
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475571455.002
ISBN:
9781475571455
ISSN:
1934-7685
Pages:
51
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
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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.
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ISSN:
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