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  "title": "Statement by IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Barbados",
  "publication": "IMF News, June 1, 2018",
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  "summary": "Press Release No. 18/213",
  "publishDate": "2018-06-01",
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      "heading": "Context and purpose",
      "content": "- Press Release No. 18/213\n- Date: June 1, 2018\n- Issued by: IMF Communications Department, MEDIA RELATIONS\n- PRESS OFFICER: Randa Elnagar\n- Phone: +1 202 623-7100\n- Email: MEDIA@IMF.org"
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      "heading": "Summary of the statement",
      "content": "- The Barbados economy \"has been going through significant challenges for some years.\"\n- The authorities are \"developing an economic reform plan designed to address these challenges.\"\n- The authorities have requested assistance from the international community and the International Monetary Fund to help \"put the economy back on a path to recovery.\""
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      "content": "- \"An IMF team led by Bert van Selm will be visiting Bridgetown to start discussions on how the Fund can support the authorities’ economic plan.\"\n- The IMF’s stated ultimate goal: \"to help Barbados achieve higher living standards and more inclusive growth for the years ahead.\"\n\nStatement by IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Barbados — June 1, 2018.\n\n---\n\n\n References\n\n- Christine Lagarde\n- Barbados 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/2018/06/01/pr18213-statement-by-imf-managing-director-christine-lagarde-on-barbados"
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    "Date: June 1, 2018",
    "Issued by: IMF Communications Department, MEDIA RELATIONS",
    "PRESS OFFICER: Randa Elnagar",
    "Phone: +1 202 623-7100",
    "Email: MEDIA@IMF.org",
    "The Barbados economy \"has been going through significant challenges for some years.\"",
    "The authorities are \"developing an economic reform plan designed to address these challenges.\"",
    "The authorities have requested assistance from the international community and the International Monetary Fund to help \"put the economy back on a path to recovery.\"",
    "\"An IMF team led by Bert van Selm will be visiting Bridgetown to start discussions on how the Fund can support the authorities’ economic plan.\"",
    "The IMF’s stated ultimate goal: \"to help Barbados achieve higher living standards and more inclusive growth for the years ahead.\"",
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