01681cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001924 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451820850 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Republic of Kazakhstan : Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002. 1 online resource (101 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <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 This Selected Issues paper presents a brief overview of developments and prospects for the petroleum sector of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The paper conducts a comprehensive assessment of fiscal vulnerability, fiscal sustainability, and fiscal stance in Kazakhstan, focusing on the government's non-oil budget balance while taking into account some of the key characteristics of resource-rich countries. The paper states that the key issue is how much the government should consume and save out of oil revenues and how these decisions should change in response to changes in key aspects of fiscal vulnerability in Kazakhstan. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2002/064 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2002/064/002.2002.issue-064-en.xml IMF e-Library