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  "title": "IMF Spokesperson Statement on Colombia",
  "publication": "IMF News, April 26, 2025",
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  "summary": "IMF Spokesperson Statement on Colombia",
  "publishDate": "2025-04-26",
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      "heading": "Summary",
      "content": "- Statement issued by Julie Kozack, Director of Communications at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on April 26, 2025.\n- Core message: From April 26, 2025, Colombia’s continued qualification for the IMF’s Flexible Credit Line (FCL) is contingent on the completion of both the ongoing Article IV consultation and a subsequent FCL mid-term review.\n- Reference: staff statement for the ongoing Article IV consultation issued on April 18, 2025."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Key dates and terms",
      "content": "- April 26, 2025 — effective date from which continued FCL qualification is contingent on completion of both the Article IV consultation and an FCL mid-term review.\n- April 26, 2024 — date the FCL arrangement was approved.\n- two-year period — original duration of the FCL arrangement approved on April 26, 2024.\n- mid-term review — required to assess continued qualification under the FCL arrangement."
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      "heading": "Procedural conditions and sequencing",
      "content": "- Continued FCL qualification requires completion of:\n  - the ongoing Article IV consultation (see staff statement issued on April 18, 2025), and\n  - a subsequent FCL mid-term review.\n- The mid-term review is the mechanism to assess continued qualification under the two-year FCL arrangement approved on April 26, 2024."
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      "heading": "Contact and press information",
      "content": "- IMF Communications Department, MEDIA RELATIONS\n- PRESS OFFICER: Jose De Haro\n- Phone: +1 202 623-7100\n- Email: MEDIA@IMF.org\n- @IMFSpokesperson\n\nIMF Spokesperson Statement on Colombia — April 26, 2025\n\n---\n\n\n References\n\n- Colombia and the IMF\n- Press Releases\n- PRESS CENTER\n- see staff statement issued on April 18, 2025\n- https://www.imf.org/en/home\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2025/04/25/pr-25124-colombia-imf-spokesperson-statement"
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    "Published: April 26, 2025",
    "Statement issued by Julie Kozack, Director of Communications at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on April 26, 2025.",
    "Core message: From April 26, 2025, Colombia’s continued qualification for the IMF’s Flexible Credit Line (FCL) is contingent on the completion of both the ongoing Article IV consultation and a subsequent FCL mid-term review.",
    "Reference: staff statement for the ongoing Article IV consultation issued on April 18, 2025.",
    "April 26, 2025 — effective date from which continued FCL qualification is contingent on completion of both the Article IV consultation and an FCL mid-term review.",
    "April 26, 2024 — date the FCL arrangement was approved.",
    "two-year period — original duration of the FCL arrangement approved on April 26, 2024.",
    "mid-term review — required to assess continued qualification under the FCL arrangement.",
    "Continued FCL qualification requires completion of:",
    "The mid-term review is the mechanism to assess continued qualification under the two-year FCL arrangement approved on April 26, 2024.",
    "IMF Communications Department, MEDIA RELATIONS",
    "PRESS OFFICER: Jose De Haro",
    "Phone: +1 202 623-7100",
    "Email: MEDIA@IMF.org",
    "@IMFSpokesperson",
    "[Colombia and the IMF](http://www.imf.org/external/country/COL/index.htm)",
    "[Press Releases](https://www.imf.org/en/news/searchnews)",
    "[PRESS CENTER](http://presscenter.imf.org/)",
    "[see staff statement issued on April 18, 2025](https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2025/04/18/pr25116-colombia-staff-statement)",
    "[https://www.imf.org/en/home](https://www.imf.org/en/home)"
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