01661cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001274 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451853599 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Fasano-Filho, Ugo. Review of the Experience with Oil Stabilization and Savings Funds in Selected Countries / Ugo Fasano-Filho. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000. 1 online resource (20 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The main purposes of this paper are to review the operational modalities and experience of oil funds currently in place in Norway, Chile (copper), the State of Alaska, Venezuela, Kuwait, and Oman, and to draw some preliminary conclusions on their contribution to enhance fiscal management. The outcome so far of their experience has been mixed, with differences among countries reflecting the variety of objectives attached to the funds, the challenges in adhering to established rules, the institutional set-up. and the soundness of the overall fiscal discipline in each country (or state). Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2000/112 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2000/112/001.2000.issue-112-en.xml IMF e-Library