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  "title": "Bhutan: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper—Joint Staff Advisory Note",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, July 2, 2010",
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  "summary": "The overarching objective of Bhutan’s Tenth Five-Year Plan (10FYP)—which is also the Royal Government of Bhutan’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP)—is to sustain this trajectory and reduce poverty further.",
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      "heading": "Overview and primary objective",
      "content": "- The overarching objective of Bhutan’s Tenth Five-Year Plan (10FYP)—which is also the Royal Government of Bhutan’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP)—is to sustain this trajectory and reduce poverty further.\n- The 10FYP forecasts an average fiscal deficit of about 3 percent of GDP, the same as in the 9FYP and in line with the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB)'s strategic fiscal policy goals."
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      "heading": "Macroeconomic drivers and past performance",
      "content": "- Political stability, prudent economic management, and development of the hydropower sector delivered robust economic growth during the 9FYP.\n- Favorable economic performance was underpinned by sound macroeconomic policies."
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    "Published: July 2, 2010",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781455207398.002",
    "The overarching objective of Bhutan’s Tenth Five-Year Plan (10FYP)—which is also the Royal Government of Bhutan’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP)—is to sustain this trajectory and reduce poverty further.",
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    "Political stability, prudent economic management, and development of the hydropower sector delivered robust economic growth during the 9FYP.",
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