Republic of Mozambique: Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund

No 2016/010, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This Selected Issues paper examines the macroeconomic and fiscal implications of natural gas project for Mozambique. Results, which are based on the IMF Fiscal Analysis of Resource Industries model, suggest that, by the mid-2020s, half of the country’s output will be generated by natural gas. However, the fiscal revenues from the projects will remain moderate until the mid-2020s because of large depreciation costs for gas liquefaction facilities. Although the economic potential emerging from the projects is tremendous, macroeconomic and fiscal implications are quite sensitive to international commodity price developments and other risk factors, highlighting that the government’s authorities would be well-advised in taking a cautious approach.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; cost; import; Mozambique; price; distributor; fuel imports; lending interest rate; import bill; fuel import system inefficiency; LNG production; fuel import contract; Income inequality; Imports; Credit; Fuel prices; Energy subsidies; Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Global; East Asia; North America (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29
Date: 2016-01-08
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