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  "title": "Bulgaria: 2010 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Bulgaria",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, June 2, 2010",
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  "summary": "The large capital inflows that generated a domestic demand boom in Bulgaria led to strong employment growth. But a sharp reduction in capital inflows led to a contraction of domestic demand, while the recession in Bulgaria’s trading partners caused a drop in exports.",
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      "heading": "Executive summary and macroeconomic context",
      "content": "- Large capital inflows generated a domestic demand boom in Bulgaria and led to strong employment growth.\n- A sharp reduction in capital inflows led to a contraction of domestic demand.\n- The recession in Bulgaria’s trading partners caused a drop in exports.\n- Capital inflows are likely to remain low, and domestic demand is expected to decline further, requiring substantial adjustments by both the private and public sectors."
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      "content": "- Domestic demand boom driven by large capital inflows produced strong employment growth.\n- Subsequent sharp reduction in capital inflows triggered a contraction of domestic demand.\n- Export performance deteriorated because of recession in trading partners.\n- Fiscal and public policies need to respond to a domestic demand-driven revenue boom by adjusting spending growth to the new environment."
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      "content": "- Public policies should attune to the domestic demand-driven revenue boom.\n- Spending growth should be adjusted to reflect the new environment of lower capital inflows and declining domestic demand.\n- Both the private sector and the public sector will need to undertake substantial adjustments as capital inflows remain low and domestic demand declines."
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      "content": "- Subject: Capital inflows; Expenditure; External debt; Fiscal policy; Labor; Public debt; Wages\n- Keywords: authorities' plan; Bulgarian authorities; CR; currency board arrangement; deficit; Eastern Europe; Europe; GDP; Global; government; ISCR; payment; payment commitment; private sector vulnerability; revenue boom; Southern Europe; Wages\n\nIMF Staff Country Report: Bulgaria: 2010 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Bulgaria (June 2, 2010).\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Cr10160\n  - Cr10160 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Cr10160 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: June 2, 2010",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781455207473.002",
    "Large capital inflows generated a domestic demand boom in Bulgaria and led to strong employment growth.",
    "A sharp reduction in capital inflows led to a contraction of domestic demand.",
    "The recession in Bulgaria’s trading partners caused a drop in exports.",
    "Domestic demand boom driven by large capital inflows produced strong employment growth.",
    "Subsequent sharp reduction in capital inflows triggered a contraction of domestic demand.",
    "Export performance deteriorated because of recession in trading partners.",
    "Fiscal and public policies need to respond to a domestic demand-driven revenue boom by adjusting spending growth to the new environment.",
    "Public policies should attune to the domestic demand-driven revenue boom.",
    "Spending growth should be adjusted to reflect the new environment of lower capital inflows and declining domestic demand.",
    "Both the private sector and the public sector will need to undertake substantial adjustments as capital inflows remain low and domestic demand declines.",
    "Subject: Capital inflows; Expenditure; External debt; Fiscal policy; Labor; Public debt; Wages",
    "Keywords: authorities' plan; Bulgarian authorities; CR; currency board arrangement; deficit; Eastern Europe; Europe; GDP; Global; government; ISCR; payment; payment commitment; private sector vulnerability; revenue boom; Southern Europe; Wages",
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