1. IMF Says Kuwait’s 2012 Economic Outlook Positive Despite Political Instability

    ...nsultation in May, the IMF sounded an alarm bell when it noted “that government expenditure will exhaust all oil revenues by 2017” and warned that fiscal consolidation is needed in the medium term if current trends continue (MEES, 21 May). But economists played down this scenario because Kuwait has adequate re...

    Volume: 55
    Issue: 26
    Published at Mon, 25 Jun 2012