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  "title": "Switzerland: 2001 Article IV Consultation — Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Authorities of Switzerland",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, May 21, 2001",
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  "summary": "Switzerland has had a mixed macroeconomic performance over the past quarter century. After stagnating in the 1990s, the Swiss economy has finally shown some spark.",
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      "heading": "Macroeconomic performance and labor market",
      "content": "- Switzerland experienced a mixed macroeconomic performance over the past quarter century, with stagnation in the 1990s followed by a renewed upswing by 2001.\n- Registered unemployment declined sharply during the upswing and was below 2 percent in early 2001.\n- Reports indicated increasing shortages of skilled labor during the upswing."
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    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451807189.002",
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