01633cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF013308 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475571455 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept. Qatar : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013. 1 online resource (51 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 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. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2013/015 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2013/015/002.2013.issue-015-en.xml IMF e-Library