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  "title": "Israel: Staff Report for the 2001 Article IV Consultation",
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  "summary": "The Israeli economy has seen both rapid growth and price stability, and subsequently a very sharp deceleration. The design and execution of fiscal policy have improved markedly in recent years, but further progress is needed.",
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      "heading": "Macroeconomic performance and inflation",
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      "heading": "Fiscal policy and public financial management",
      "content": "- The design and execution of fiscal policy have improved markedly in recent years, but further progress is needed.\n- Subject keywords relevant to this theme: Budget planning and preparation; Government debt management; Public financial management (PFM); External debt."
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      "heading": "Structural and institutional reform agenda",
      "content": "- The report emphasizes the importance of making further, steady progress with structural and institutional reforms to:\n  - create a more efficient and flexible economy, and\n  - enhance future growth prospects."
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    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451981599.002",
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