01754cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF017990 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484323243 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept. Saudi Arabia : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017. 1 online resource (31 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 looks at the appropriate scope and pace of fiscal adjustment in Saudi Arabia. The economy of Saudi Arabia has started to feel the impact of the fiscal adjustment. The fiscal space analysis suggests that the authorities have some space in the next few years to undertake a more gradual fiscal adjustment than set out in the IMF staff's baseline. Although faster fiscal adjustment may have advantages in terms of limiting the rundown in net assets and taking full advantage of the current pro-reform climate, it has disadvantages when it comes to the larger impact on growth and employment in the near term, which may ultimately undermine the sustainability of the reforms. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2017/317 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2017/317/002.2017.issue-317-en.xml IMF e-Library