Budget - 2017 - 2018 - Challenges

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Budget CHALLENGES IN 2017-18

• World economy faces considerable uncertainty, in the aftermath of major economic and political developments during the last year
• The US Federal Reserve's , intention to increase policy rates in 2017, may lead to lower capital inflows and higher outflows from the emerging economies
• Uncertainty around commodity prices, especially that of crude oil, has implications for the fiscal situation of emerging economies
• Signs of retreat from globalisation of goods, services and people, as pressures for protectionism are building up