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  "title": "Equatorial Guinea: Staff Report for the 2003 Article IV Consultation",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, December 9, 2003",
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  "summary": "The discussions for the 2003 Article IV Consultation with Equatorial Guinea were conducted in Malabo and Bata. Executive Directors expressed concern about the continued weakness in economic policy performance, macroeconomic management, and governance.",
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      "content": "- Discussions for the 2003 Article IV Consultation were conducted in Malabo and Bata.\n- Executive Directors expressed concern about the continued weakness in economic policy performance, macroeconomic management, and governance.\n- The authorities agreed that Equatorial Guinea's medium-term economic outlook was favorable, provided that sound economic management was put in place and maintained.\n- The macroeconomic stability needed to be complemented by a number of structural reforms to foster non-oil growth.\n- The recently established government-owned oil company (GEPETROL) has initiated some operations."
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      "content": "- Continued weakness in economic policy performance and macroeconomic management noted by Executive Directors.\n- Medium-term outlook assessed as favorable conditional on implementation and maintenance of sound economic management.\n- Macroeconomic stability identified as necessary but not sufficient; structural reforms required to translate stability into sustained non-oil growth."
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      "heading": "Structural reforms and non-oil growth",
      "content": "- Structural reforms emphasized as essential to foster non-oil growth.\n- Reform areas implicitly linked to governance and macroeconomic management weaknesses identified by Executive Directors."
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      "heading": "Oil sector developments",
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    "Published: December 9, 2003",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451815924.002",
    "Discussions for the 2003 Article IV Consultation were conducted in Malabo and Bata.",
    "Executive Directors expressed concern about the continued weakness in economic policy performance, macroeconomic management, and governance.",
    "The authorities agreed that Equatorial Guinea's medium-term economic outlook was favorable, provided that sound economic management was put in place and maintained.",
    "The macroeconomic stability needed to be complemented by a number of structural reforms to foster non-oil growth.",
    "The recently established government-owned oil company (GEPETROL) has initiated some operations.",
    "Continued weakness in economic policy performance and macroeconomic management noted by Executive Directors.",
    "Medium-term outlook assessed as favorable conditional on implementation and maintenance of sound economic management.",
    "Macroeconomic stability identified as necessary but not sufficient; structural reforms required to translate stability into sustained non-oil growth.",
    "Structural reforms emphasized as essential to foster non-oil growth.",
    "Reform areas implicitly linked to governance and macroeconomic management weaknesses identified by Executive Directors.",
    "GEPETROL (government-owned oil company) recently established and has initiated some operations.",
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