## Qatar: Staff Report for the 2015 Article IV Consultation

_IMF Staff Country Reports, April 2, 2015_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: April 2, 2015
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475517408.002

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### Key findings
- Qatar is implementing an ambitious diversification strategy while retaining its systemic role in the global natural gas market.
- Qatar accounts for one-third of global liquefied natural gas trade.
- Qatar has emerged as an important global financial investor, labor importer, and donor.
- The authorities are executing a large public infrastructure program to advance economic diversification and prepare for the FIFA 2022 World Cup.
- The economy maintained strong growth momentum so far despite the large drop in oil prices since summer 2014.
- The short-term growth outlook is positive, but lower oil prices will lead to a substantial deterioration of the fiscal and external balances.

### Economic outlook and risks
- Positive short-term growth momentum is recorded, notwithstanding the significant decline in oil prices since summer 2014.
- Lower oil prices are projected to cause a substantial deterioration of:
  - fiscal balances
  - external balances

### Public investment and diversification
- Authorities are executing a large public infrastructure program aimed at:
  - advancing economic diversification
  - preparing for the FIFA 2022 World Cup

### Institutional and thematic coverage (as listed)
- Subject areas: Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), Banking, Crime, Expenditure, Inflation, Oil prices, Prices, Public investment spending, Real estate prices
- Keywords include: Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), CR, data, East Africa, financial asset, GDP, Global, Inflation, ISCR, lower-than-expected oil, Middle East, North Africa, oil price, Oil prices, Public investment spending, Real estate prices, Tier I capital, year-on-year inflation data

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