Saudi Arabia: Selected Issues

Saudi Arabia: Selected Issues
ISBN-10
1484323246
ISBN-13
9781484323243
Series
Saudi Arabia
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
31
Language
English
Published
2017-10-05
Publisher
International Monetary Fund
Author
International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Description

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.

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