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  "title": "Belize: Use of Fund Resources: Request for Emergency Assistance: Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Belize",
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      "content": "- Growth drivers:\n  - Rising oil production has been the primary factor sustaining economic growth.\n- Recent growth performance:\n  - Economic growth was low in 2007, in part because of the impact of Hurricane Dean.\n- Price stability:\n  - Inflation has remained under control.\n- Financial sector assessment:\n  - Authorities report the banking system is stable and adequately capitalized, and largely insulated from international market turmoil."
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      "content": "- Subject: Debt service, Emergency assistance, Environment, External debt, Foreign aid, Natural disasters, Public debt\n- Keywords: balance of payments impact, Caribbean, CR, Debt service, Emergency assistance, emergency assistance from the IMF, financial market turmoil, financial support, Global, IMF financial support, ISCR, Natural disasters, projections show\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- cr0969\n  - cr0969 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - cr0969 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451805574.002",
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