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  "title": "Italy and the IMF",
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          "text": "2026 Projected Real GDP (% Change) : 0.5*"
        },
        {
          "text": "2026 Projected Consumer Prices (% Change): 2.6"
        },
        {
          "text": "Country Population: 58.879 million"
        },
        {
          "text": "Date of Membership: March 27, 1947"
        },
        {
          "text": "Article IV/Country Report: July 23, 2024",
          "href": "https://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2024/07/23/italy-2024-article-iv-consultation-press-release-staff-report-and-statement-by-the-552191",
          "linkText": "Article IV/Country Report",
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            {
              "href": "https://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2024/07/23/italy-2024-article-iv-consultation-press-release-staff-report-and-statement-by-the-552191",
              "linkText": "Article IV/Country Report"
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        {
          "text": "Special Drawing Rights (SDR): 21640.91 million"
        },
        {
          "text": "Quota (SDR): 15070.0 million"
        },
        {
          "text": "Number of Arrangements since membership: 2"
        },
        {
          "text": "*GDP Data from July 2026 World Economic Outlook Update",
          "href": "https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/issues/2026/07/08/world-economic-outlook-update-july-2026",
          "linkText": "July 2026 World Economic Outlook Update",
          "links": [
            {
              "href": "https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/issues/2026/07/08/world-economic-outlook-update-july-2026",
              "linkText": "July 2026 World Economic Outlook Update"
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      "heading": "See All Documents",
      "content": "See All Documents",
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  "bullets": [
    "Board Discussions on Italy are listed under the Executive Board Calendar.",
    "The last Article IV Executive Board Consultation was on July 18, 2025.",
    "Article IV Staff Reports are maintained for Italy.",
    "Financial Position in the Fund is tracked for Italy.",
    "Financial Sector Assessment Program entries exist for Italy.",
    "Transactions with the Fund are recorded for Italy.",
    "Central Bank is listed as a primary institutional contact.",
    "Finance Ministry is listed as a primary institutional contact.",
    "Contact Us is provided for further engagement.",
    "Event: Fiscal Policy in an Era of Uncertainty.",
    "Dates: June 4-5, 2026.",
    "Location: Rome, Italy.",
    "The conference is listed under Country Conference.",
    "Feature: \"Italy needs higher productivity and more people working\" (listed as an Article).",
    "Additional materials include blogs about Italy, videos about Italy, and news about Italy.",
    "[See All Documents](https://www.imf.org/en/countries/ita#whatsnew)"
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