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  "title": "Algeria: 2008 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Algeria",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, April 2, 2009",
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  "summary": "Algeria has enjoyed several years of strong economic performance, but continues to face important challenges. This 2008 Article IV Consultation highlights that economic performance of Algeria has remained relatively favorable in 2008.",
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      "content": "- Algeria has enjoyed several years of strong economic performance.\n- Economic performance remained relatively favorable in 2008.\n- The outlook is described as encouraging despite the challenging international environment.\n- Executive Directors welcomed Algeria’s strong recent performance, noting:\n  - solid nonhydrocarbon growth, and\n  - low inflation.\n- Executive Directors commended the authorities for a sound policy stance that enabled the accumulation of large external reserves and resources in the oil stabilization fund."
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      "heading": "Major findings and themes",
      "content": "- Growth and inflation:\n  - Solid nonhydrocarbon growth.\n  - Low inflation.\n- External position and fiscal management:\n  - Accumulation of large external reserves.\n  - Resources accumulated in the oil stabilization fund.\n- External environment:\n  - Outlook remains encouraging despite a challenging international environment."
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      "content": "- Continue prudent macroeconomic policies that support reserve accumulation and stabilization.\n- Maintain policy stance that underpins low inflation and nonhydrocarbon growth.\n- Use oil stabilization fund resources as part of a sound fiscal strategy to manage hydrocarbon revenue volatility.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- cr09108\n  - cr09108 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - cr09108 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n- cr09108f\n  - cr09108f (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - cr09108f (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: April 2, 2009",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451811582.002",
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