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Higher Oil Price Forecasts Improve Fiscal Outlook

August 2009 | Economic Analysis

Our outlook for the central government's finances has improved following the recent upward revision to our average oil price forecasts for 2009 and 2010, though we still forecast sizeable fiscal deficits out to 2011.

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