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1. MENAP Oil Exporters: Opportunity to Pursue Fundamental Reforms »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, April 2011, Middle East and Central Asia
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 April 2011
ISBN: 9781616350642
Keywords: oil importers, oil exporters, oil and gas, subsidies, oil prices
Sharp increases in oil prices, particularly after the beginning of the recent events in the region, have benefited the MENAP oil exporters’ fiscal and current account surpluses. Part of the incr...

Statistical Appendix »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, April 2011, Middle East and Central Asia
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 April 2011
ISBN: 9781616350642
Keywords: oil importers, oil exporters, oil and gas, subsidies, oil prices
The IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Department (MCD) countries and territories comprise Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Georg...

I Introduction »
Source: Managing the Oil Revenue Boom : The Role of Fiscal Institutions
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Mauricio Villafuerte , Rolando Ossowski , Theo Thomas , and Paulo Medas
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 30 April 2008
ISBN: 9781589067189
Keywords: Financial institutions, Oil revenues, oil-producing countries, fiscal policy, oil prices, fiscal rules
Oil-producing countries have benefited from rising oil prices in recent years, with important implications for their external and fiscal balances. The average price of oil tripled from US$18 a barrel in 1999...

1 Reform and Growth »
Source: Building on Progress : Reform and Growth in the Middle East and North Africa
Series: Books
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 04 November 1996
ISBN: 9781557756251
Keywords: trade liberalization, financial sector, uruguay round, banking, oil countries
Unprecedented opportunities have opened up for the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to transform their economies through accelerated economic growth. The opportunities are many and...

Appendix VII. Executive Directors and Voting Power on April 30, 1999 »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 1999
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 08 September 1999
ISBN: 9781451945232
Keywords: interest, debt, payments, loans, external debt
DirectorAlternate CastingVotes of Votes byCountry TotalVotes...

I Introduction »
Source: Oil Exporters' Economic Development in an Interdependent World
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Jahangir Amuzegar
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 06 April 1983
ISBN: 9781557750785
Keywords: opec, oil exporting, exporting developing countries, oil exports, oil exporting countries
Not unpredictably, there is a complex energy bind as we approach the end of the twentieth century. The oil importing industrial countries have anchored their industries, their means of transportation, their...

Appendix I Hydrocarbon- and Mineral-Rich Countries, 2000–05 »
Source: Guide on Resource Revenue Transparency (2007)
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 19 October 2007
ISBN: 9781589064638
Keywords: fiscal policy, eiti, fiscal transparency, fiscal regime, resource-rich countries
Table 1. Hydrocarbon-Rich Countries, 2000–05 1, 2...

Recent Macroeconomic Developments and Prospects »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, May 2007, Middle East and Central Asia
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 04 May 2007
ISBN: 9781589066441
Keywords: oil exporters, exporters, exporting countries, oil-exporting countries
Highlights The region covered by the Middle East and Central Asia Department (MCD) appears set for another year of strong growth. Real GDP should average over 6 percent in 2007, for...

IV Policy Options and Country Experiences »
Source: Oil Exporters' Economic Development in an Interdependent World
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Jahangir Amuzegar
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 06 April 1983
ISBN: 9781557750785
Keywords: opec, oil exporting, exporting developing countries, oil exports, oil exporting countries
The economic policy choices available to oil exporting developing countries in deciding how best to implement their national priorities cover a wide range. They include both conventional policies (i.e., fore...

III A Framework for National Economic Management »
Source: Oil Exporters' Economic Development in an Interdependent World
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Jahangir Amuzegar
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 06 April 1983
ISBN: 9781557750785
Keywords: opec, oil exporting, exporting developing countries, oil exports, oil exporting countries
Critical choices of development strategy facing the oil exporting developing countries revolve around the prospects for and limitations of their underlying economic structure as major oil exporters. On the p...