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  "title": "Portugal: Staff Report for the 2003 Article IV Consultation",
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  "summary": "Portugal achieved progress in containing the fiscal deficit, strengthening financial sector resilience, and structural reforms. Executive Directors commended the efforts to contain the fiscal deficit in line with the requirements of the Stability and Growth Pact.",
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      "content": "- Portugal achieved progress in containing the fiscal deficit.\n- Financial sector resilience was strengthened.\n- Structural reforms were advanced.\n- Executive Directors commended efforts to contain the fiscal deficit in line with the requirements of the Stability and Growth Pact.\n- Executive Directors encouraged the authorities to implement the recommendations of the fiscal Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC).\n- Executive Directors urged moving toward comprehensive multiyear budget targets.\n- Executive Directors underscored that a sustainable economic recovery hinges on strengthening competitiveness and on coping with the effects of euro appreciation."
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      "heading": "Fiscal policy and public finance",
      "content": "- Containment of the fiscal deficit was a central achievement highlighted in the report.\n- Recommendations from the fiscal Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) should be implemented.\n- Move toward comprehensive multiyear budget targets was encouraged."
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      "content": "- Progress noted in strengthening financial sector resilience.\n- Financial sector measures were presented as part of overall stability efforts."
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      "content": "- Structural reforms were advanced and identified as necessary for recovery.\n- Strengthening competitiveness was emphasized as critical for a sustainable economic recovery.\n- Coping with the effects of euro appreciation was highlighted as an important policy challenge."
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      "content": "- Subjects: Asset and liability management; Asset management; Expenditure; Financial institutions; Fiscal policy; Fiscal stance; Loans; Public debt.\n- Keywords: Asset management; asset sale; Central Africa; CR; deficit; deficit revision; East Africa; estimate; Europe; Fiscal stance; GDP; Global; high-frequency activity indicator; inflation differential; ISCR; Loans; Middle East; private sector; report.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- cr0480\n  - cr0480 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - cr0480 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: March 22, 2004",
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    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451832167.002",
    "Portugal achieved progress in containing the fiscal deficit.",
    "Financial sector resilience was strengthened.",
    "Structural reforms were advanced.",
    "Executive Directors commended efforts to contain the fiscal deficit in line with the requirements of the Stability and Growth Pact.",
    "Executive Directors encouraged the authorities to implement the recommendations of the fiscal Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC).",
    "Executive Directors urged moving toward comprehensive multiyear budget targets.",
    "Executive Directors underscored that a sustainable economic recovery hinges on strengthening competitiveness and on coping with the effects of euro appreciation.",
    "Containment of the fiscal deficit was a central achievement highlighted in the report.",
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    "Move toward comprehensive multiyear budget targets was encouraged.",
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    "Structural reforms were advanced and identified as necessary for recovery.",
    "Strengthening competitiveness was emphasized as critical for a sustainable economic recovery.",
    "Coping with the effects of euro appreciation was highlighted as an important policy challenge.",
    "Subjects: Asset and liability management; Asset management; Expenditure; Financial institutions; Fiscal policy; Fiscal stance; Loans; Public debt.",
    "Keywords: Asset management; asset sale; Central Africa; CR; deficit; deficit revision; East Africa; estimate; Europe; Fiscal stance; GDP; Global; high-frequency activity indicator; inflation differential; ISCR; Loans; Middle East; private sector; report.",
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