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  "title": "Qatar: Staff Report for the 2015 Article IV Consultation",
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  "summary": "This 2015 Article IV Consultation highlights that Qatar is implementing an ambitious diversification strategy, while retaining its systemic role in the global natural gas market.",
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      "content": "- Qatar is implementing an ambitious diversification strategy while retaining its systemic role in the global natural gas market.\n- Qatar accounts for one-third of global liquefied natural gas trade.\n- Qatar has emerged as an important global financial investor, labor importer, and donor.\n- The authorities are executing a large public infrastructure program to advance economic diversification and prepare for the FIFA 2022 World Cup.\n- The economy maintained strong growth momentum so far despite the large drop in oil prices since summer 2014.\n- The short-term growth outlook is positive, but lower oil prices will lead to a substantial deterioration of the fiscal and external balances."
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      "content": "- Positive short-term growth momentum is recorded, notwithstanding the significant decline in oil prices since summer 2014.\n- Lower oil prices are projected to cause a substantial deterioration of:\n  - fiscal balances\n  - external balances"
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      "heading": "Public investment and diversification",
      "content": "- Authorities are executing a large public infrastructure program aimed at:\n  - advancing economic diversification\n  - preparing for the FIFA 2022 World Cup"
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    "Qatar is implementing an ambitious diversification strategy while retaining its systemic role in the global natural gas market.",
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