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  "title": "Bangladesh: 2015 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Bangladesh",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, February 1, 2016",
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  "summary": "This paper discusses key issues pertaining to the economy of Bangladesh. Macroeconomic stability has been maintained since the last Article IV Consultation in November 2013. But like other Asian countries, private domestic demand, credit growth, and export growth have been tepid.",
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      "heading": "Summary and key findings",
      "content": "- Macroeconomic stability has been maintained since the last Article IV Consultation in November 2013.\n- Private domestic demand, credit growth, and export growth have been tepid, similar to trends in other Asian countries.\n- The economy of Bangladesh has undergone a major transformation in the past two decades.\n- Political stability has enabled public investment to be ramped up and constraints on private investment to be eased.\n- Growth is projected to accelerate gradually to 7 percent.\n- Policies emphasized: safeguard stability, boost private investment, strengthen inclusion, and create fiscal space."
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      "heading": "Macroeconomic outlook and channels",
      "content": "- Continued macroeconomic stability since November 2013.\n- Tepid components: private domestic demand, credit growth, export growth.\n- Transformation over two decades with improved investment conditions due to political stability.\n- Projection: gradual acceleration of growth to 7 percent."
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    {
      "heading": "Policy recommendations and emphasis",
      "content": "- Safeguard macroeconomic stability.\n- Boost private investment.\n- Strengthen inclusion.\n- Create fiscal space."
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      "heading": "Subjects and keywords (as listed)",
      "content": "- Subject: Banking, Commercial banks, Credit, Expenditure, External debt, Financial institutions, Money, Public debt\n- Keywords: authority, Commercial banks, CR, Credit, debt, familiarization program, financing government expenditure, Global, headline inflation, investment climate, ISCR, NSC rate, oil subsidy bill, South Asia, staff's recommendation\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- 1. External Sector Assessment\n  - 1. External Sector Assessment (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - 1. External Sector Assessment (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: February 1, 2016",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781498310604.002",
    "Macroeconomic stability has been maintained since the last Article IV Consultation in November 2013.",
    "Private domestic demand, credit growth, and export growth have been tepid, similar to trends in other Asian countries.",
    "The economy of Bangladesh has undergone a major transformation in the past two decades.",
    "Political stability has enabled public investment to be ramped up and constraints on private investment to be eased.",
    "Growth is projected to accelerate gradually to 7 percent.",
    "Policies emphasized: safeguard stability, boost private investment, strengthen inclusion, and create fiscal space.",
    "Continued macroeconomic stability since November 2013.",
    "Tepid components: private domestic demand, credit growth, export growth.",
    "Transformation over two decades with improved investment conditions due to political stability.",
    "Projection: gradual acceleration of growth to 7 percent.",
    "Safeguard macroeconomic stability.",
    "Boost private investment.",
    "Strengthen inclusion.",
    "Create fiscal space.",
    "Subject: Banking, Commercial banks, Credit, Expenditure, External debt, Financial institutions, Money, Public debt",
    "Keywords: authority, Commercial banks, CR, Credit, debt, familiarization program, financing government expenditure, Global, headline inflation, investment climate, ISCR, NSC rate, oil subsidy bill, South Asia, staff's recommendation",
    "**1. External Sector Assessment**"
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