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  "title": "Press Release: IMF Statement on Mozambique",
  "publication": "IMF News, April 23, 2016",
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  "summary": "Press Release No. 16/184",
  "publishDate": "2016-04-23",
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      "heading": "Context and Contacts",
      "content": "- Press Release No. 16/184\n- Date: April 23, 2016\n- Issued by: IMF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, Media Relations\n- E-mail: media@imf.org\n- Phone: 202-623-7100\n- IMF Mission Chief for Mozambique issuing statement: Mr. Michel Lazare\n- Mentioned interlocutors: Carlos Agostinho do Rosario, Prime Minister of Mozambique; Ms. Christine Lagarde, IMF Managing Director; Vice-Minister of Finance, Ms. Isaltina Lucas"
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    {
      "heading": "Findings from Disclosure",
      "content": "- The authorities acknowledged that an amount in excess of $1 billion of external debt guaranteed by the government had not previously been disclosed to the Fund.\n- Staff welcomed the authorities’ extensive disclosure of information which constitutes an important first step toward full restoration of trust and confidence."
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    {
      "heading": "Next Steps and Policy Focus",
      "content": "- The Fund and Mozambique will continue to work together constructively to:\n  - evaluate the macroeconomic implications of this disclosure of information, and\n  - identify steps to consolidate financial stability, debt sustainability and enhance governance and oversight of public enterprises.\n\nIMF Press Release No. 16/184 — April 23, 2016\n\n---\n\n\n References\n\n- Republic of Mozambique and the IMF\n- Press Releases\n- PRESS CENTER\n- https://www.imf.org/en/home\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2015/09/14/01/49/pr16184"
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    "Press Release No. 16/184",
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    "Issued by: IMF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, Media Relations",
    "E-mail: media@imf.org",
    "Phone: 202-623-7100",
    "IMF Mission Chief for Mozambique issuing statement: Mr. Michel Lazare",
    "Mentioned interlocutors: Carlos Agostinho do Rosario, Prime Minister of Mozambique; Ms. Christine Lagarde, IMF Managing Director; Vice-Minister of Finance, Ms. Isaltina Lucas",
    "The authorities acknowledged that an amount in excess of $1 billion of external debt guaranteed by the government had not previously been disclosed to the Fund.",
    "Staff welcomed the authorities’ extensive disclosure of information which constitutes an important first step toward full restoration of trust and confidence.",
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