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  "title": "Building A Monetary Union in Africa",
  "publication": "IMF Blog, March 4, 2015",
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      "content": "- Publication date: March 4, 2015\n- Theme: Monetary unions; focus on the East African Community and the prospect of a common currency for East Africa.\n- Medium: Podcast produced by the IMF."
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      "heading": "Participating countries and objectives",
      "content": "- Countries discussed: Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi.\n- Objectives highlighted:\n  - Creation of a common currency.\n  - Increased trade and investment among member countries."
    },
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      "heading": "Observed benefits from regional integration",
      "content": "- Trade facilitation: \"It took more than three weeks to move goods from Kenya or Tanzania to Uganda; now it takes four to six days,” said the IMF's Oral Williams, one of the editors of a recent book on the East African Community.\n- Increased trade and investment are cited as benefits of integration."
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    {
      "heading": "Risks and questions raised",
      "content": "- The podcast raises the question: Will a union also expose them to more risk?\n- Listeners are invited to consider potential trade-offs between the benefits of a monetary union and possible increased exposure to economic risks."
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      "content": "- Format: Audio podcast.\n- Embedded media referenced from SoundCloud.\n\nSource: Building A Monetary Union in Africa, March 4, 2015\n\n---\n\n\n References\n\n- podcast\n- recent book\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/blogs/articles/2015/03/04/building-a-monetary-union-in-africa"
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    "Authors: the IMF, find out how Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi stand to benefit from the creation of the East African Community.",
    "Published: March 4, 2015",
    "Publication date: March 4, 2015",
    "Theme: Monetary unions; focus on the East African Community and the prospect of a common currency for East Africa.",
    "Medium: Podcast produced by the IMF.",
    "Countries discussed: Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi.",
    "Objectives highlighted:",
    "Trade facilitation: \"It took more than three weeks to move goods from Kenya or Tanzania to Uganda; now it takes four to six days,” said the IMF's Oral Williams, one of the editors of a recent book on the East African Community.",
    "Increased trade and investment are cited as benefits of integration.",
    "The podcast raises the question: Will a union also expose them to more risk?",
    "Listeners are invited to consider potential trade-offs between the benefits of a monetary union and possible increased exposure to economic risks.",
    "Format: Audio podcast.",
    "Embedded media referenced from SoundCloud.",
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