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  "title": "Central African Republic: Staff Report for the 2004 Article IV Consultation",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, June 10, 2004",
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  "summary": "This 2004 Article IV Consultation highlights that the Central African Republic’s period since 2000 has been marked by poor economic performance, owing in large part to military disturbances, but also to weak administration and poor program implementation.",
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      "heading": "Key findings on economic performance since 2000",
      "content": "- The period since 2000 has been marked by poor economic performance owing in large part to military disturbances, but also to weak administration and poor program implementation.\n- Subject areas flagged: Arrears, Economic sectors, External debt, Foreign aid, Mining sector, Public debt."
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      "heading": "Impact of the March 2003 conflict",
      "content": "- The conflict that ended in March 2003 \"shattered the Central African Republic's economy.\"\n- Real GDP contracted by 7 percent in 2003.\n- The formal sector of the economy was described as being in a particularly dire state."
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    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451806601.002",
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