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  "title": "Jordan: Background Information on Selected Aspects of Adjustment and Growth Strategy",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, June 1, 1995",
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  "summary": "This paper presents background information on selected aspects of adjustment and growth strategy for Jordan. The paper deals with the key developments in the Jordanian economy since 1989 compared with its developments in the 1970s and 1980s.",
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      "heading": "Overview",
      "content": "- Presents background information on selected aspects of adjustment and growth strategy for Jordan.\n- Deals with key developments in the Jordanian economy since 1989 compared with its developments in the 1970s and 1980s.\n- Presents an overview of Jordan’s economic structure, policies, and developments, particularly since 1989, and provides a setting for the issue-oriented discussions of other sections.\n- Highlights Jordan’s recent success while stressing the importance of appropriate financial policies and structural reforms, together with external financial support, for achieving sustainable economic growth.\n- Prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as documentation for the periodic consultation with this member country."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Key findings and emphasis",
      "content": "- Comparison of developments in the Jordanian economy: since 1989 versus the 1970s and 1980s.\n- Overview covers economic structure, policies, and developments, with particular focus on the period since 1989.\n- Emphasizes the role of:\n  - appropriate financial policies,\n  - structural reforms,\n  - external financial support,\n  in achieving sustainable economic growth."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Subjects and keywords",
      "content": "- Subjects:\n  - Commercial banks\n  - Expenditure\n  - External debt\n  - Financial institutions\n  - Public debt\n  - Tariffs\n  - Taxes\n- Keywords:\n  - balance of payments\n  - Commercial banks\n  - CR\n  - current account\n  - debt management\n  - debt relief\n  - debt service\n  - economic activity\n  - exchange rate\n  - financial system\n  - fiscal policy\n  - foreign exchange\n  - ISCR\n  - Middle East\n  - poverty line\n  - Tariffs\n  - total factor productivity\n  - U.S. dollar"
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    "Published: June 1, 1995",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "Presents background information on selected aspects of adjustment and growth strategy for Jordan.",
    "Deals with key developments in the Jordanian economy since 1989 compared with its developments in the 1970s and 1980s.",
    "Presents an overview of Jordan’s economic structure, policies, and developments, particularly since 1989, and provides a setting for the issue-oriented discussions of other sections.",
    "Highlights Jordan’s recent success while stressing the importance of appropriate financial policies and structural reforms, together with external financial support, for achieving sustainable economic growth.",
    "Prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as documentation for the periodic consultation with this member country.",
    "Comparison of developments in the Jordanian economy: since 1989 versus the 1970s and 1980s.",
    "Overview covers economic structure, policies, and developments, with particular focus on the period since 1989.",
    "Emphasizes the role of:",
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