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  "title": "Angola: 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Supplement and Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Angola",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, October 25, 2007",
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      "heading": "Economic performance and macroeconomic stability",
      "content": "- The staff report highlights recent economic performance and macroeconomic stability in Angola.\n- Growth in the medium term is expected to rely increasingly on the non-oil sector.\n- A potential appreciation of the real exchange rate could reduce competitiveness."
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      "heading": "Fiscal policy and public spending risks",
      "content": "- A key challenge identified is ensuring that political pressure to scale up public spending does not undermine macroeconomic stability.\n- The report warns that scaling up public spending without regard to macroeconomic constraints could threaten stability."
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      "heading": "Risks to public and external debt sustainability",
      "content": "- Lower output growth and oil revenues than envisaged in the baseline scenario could jeopardize public and external debt sustainability.\n- Dependence on oil revenues makes debt dynamics sensitive to oil-output and oil-price developments."
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      "content": "- Reforms to promote private sector development in the non-oil sector are critical to support medium-term growth.\n- Strengthening policies that preserve macroeconomic stability while managing public spending pressures is essential.\n\nSource: IMF staff report for the 2007 Article IV Consultation on Angola\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- cr07354\n  - cr07354 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - cr07354 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n- cr07354p\n  - cr07354p (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - cr07354p (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451800555.002",
    "The staff report highlights recent economic performance and macroeconomic stability in Angola.",
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