KUWAIT
IMF Joins Chorus Calling Kuwait’s Spending Unsustainable
The IMF has joined other critics of Kuwaiti government policy in suggesting the country’s spending is unsustainable. In its Article IV consultation it estimates “that government expenditure will exhaust all oil revenues by 2017” and fiscal consolidation is therefore needed in the medium term if current trends continue. While this sounds alarming, economists note that...
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