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          "text": "Jochen Schmittmann, Resident Representative"
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          "text": "2026 Projected Real GDP (% Change) : 4.0"
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          "text": "Article IV/Country Report: May 22, 2023",
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          "text": "Special Drawing Rights (SDR): 130.21 million"
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          "text": "Number of Arrangements since membership: 4"
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