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  "title": "Botswana: 2007 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Botswana",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, February 8, 2008",
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  "summary": "Sound macroeconomic policies, good governance, and high levels of investment, supported by diamond and other mineral production, have moved Botswana into the ranks of middle-income countries.",
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      "content": "- Sound macroeconomic policies, good governance, and high levels of investment, supported by diamond and other mineral production, have moved Botswana into the ranks of middle-income countries.\n- Continued structural reform and improvements in statistics are essential."
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      "content": "- Maintaining fiscal surpluses over the medium term is essential to accumulate savings for the period when diamond revenues decline.\n- Fiscal discipline is emphasized to build buffers against future declines in non-renewable resource revenues."
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      "content": "- The banking sector is sound and near-term risks are well contained.\n- There is scope for financial sector reform to strengthen resilience and efficiency."
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      "content": "- Continued structural reform is necessary to sustain growth prospects beyond the mineral sector.\n- Improvements in statistics are essential to support policy formulation and monitoring.\n\nIMF Staff Country Report: Botswana: 2007 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Botswana.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Cr0858\n  - Cr0858 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Cr0858 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451806489.002",
    "Sound macroeconomic policies, good governance, and high levels of investment, supported by diamond and other mineral production, have moved Botswana into the ranks of middle-income countries.",
    "Continued structural reform and improvements in statistics are essential.",
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