## Qatar: Staff Report for the 2014 Article IV Consultation

_IMF Staff Country Reports, May 6, 2014_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: May 6, 2014
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484368541.002

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### Macroeconomic performance — key findings
- Qatar’s macroeconomic performance has remained strong.
- GDP growth slowed from 13 percent in 2011 to 6.2 percent in 2012, mostly owing to the self-imposed moratorium on additional hydrocarbon production from the North Field.
- Growth was 6.5 percent in 2013, driven by strong expansion in the nonhydrocarbon sector.
- Negative spillovers from sluggish global growth and financial market volatility have been limited.

### Baseline outlook and projections
- The baseline macroeconomic outlook is positive.
- GDP growth could stay at about 6 percent in 2014.
- Public investments are projected to keep growth at about 6–7 percent over the medium term.

### Thematic coverage and policy-relevant topics
- Subjects covered include: Banking; Credit; Expenditure; Money; Public debt; Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP); Public investment spending.
- Keywords appearing in the report metadata: barrel oil price; budget blueprint; CR; Credit; East Africa; finance management information system; Global; ISCR; management framework; Middle East; North Africa; price pressure; Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP); Public investment spending; Qatar; staff appraisal; surplus.

### Publication metadata (as presented)
- Pages: 53
- Volume: 2014
- Issue: 108
- Series: Country Report No. 2014/108
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484368541.002
- Stock No: 1QATEA2014001
- ISBN: 9781484368541
- ISSN: 1934-7685
- Date on landing page: May 6, 2014

*International Monetary Fund. Qatar: Staff Report for the 2014 Article IV Consultation.*

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