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  "title": "Slovak Republic: Staff Report for the 2002 Article IV Consultation",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, September 26, 2002",
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  "summary": "This 2002 Article IV Consultation highlights that after two years of subdued domestic activity, strong private domestic demand and expansionary fiscal policy in the Slovak Republic buoyed economic growth, which recovered to over 3 percent in 2001.",
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      "content": "- Rising real wages and employment, personal income tax reduction, and the redemption of National Property Fund bonds underpinned vigorous growth in private consumption."
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    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451835465.002",
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