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  "title": "Bulgaria: Staff Report for the 2013 Article IV Consultation",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, January 30, 2014",
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  "summary": "This Informational Annex highlights that the World Bank has been leading the policy dialogue in structural and institutional reforms aimed at Bulgaria’s successful European Union (EU) integration and convergence.",
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      "heading": "Overview",
      "content": "- This Informational Annex highlights that the World Bank has been leading the policy dialogue in structural and institutional reforms aimed at Bulgaria’s successful European Union (EU) integration and convergence.\n- The Country Partnership Strategy of the World Bank maintains a strong focus on Bulgaria making the most of its EU membership.\n- The strategy aims to partner with Bulgaria in strengthening national institutions and capacity to meet EU targets and in accelerating the absorption of EU grant funds.\n- The World Bank continues to undertake substantial knowledge and advisory services on policy reforms in selected sectors and themes of Bulgaria’s National Reform Program 2011–15, such as innovation, education, business regulation, transportation, water, climate change, and social inclusion."
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      "heading": "Major themes and focus areas",
      "content": "- EU integration and convergence\n- Strengthening national institutions and capacity to meet EU targets\n- Accelerating absorption of EU grant funds\n- Knowledge and advisory services on policy reforms in:\n  - innovation\n  - education\n  - business regulation\n  - transportation\n  - water\n  - climate change\n  - social inclusion"
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      "heading": "Subjects covered",
      "content": "- Balance of payments\n- Banking\n- External debt\n- Financial institutions\n- Foreign direct investment\n- Income\n- Labor\n- National accounts\n- Nonperforming loans"
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      "content": "- Bulgaria\n- central bank of Bulgaria\n- CR\n- EU deficit rule\n- Europe\n- Foreign direct investment\n- GDP dynamics\n- Global\n- government\n- government debt management strategy\n- Income\n- ISCR\n- near-term plan\n- Nonperforming loans\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Bulgaria: 2013 Article IV Consultation--Staff Report; IMF Country Report 14/23; January 30, 2014\n  - Bulgaria: 2013 Article IV Consultation--Staff Report; IMF Country Report 14/23; January 30, 2014 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Bulgaria: 2013 Article IV Consultation--Staff Report; IMF Country Report 14/23; January 30, 2014 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: January 30, 2014",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484395363.002",
    "This Informational Annex highlights that the World Bank has been leading the policy dialogue in structural and institutional reforms aimed at Bulgaria’s successful European Union (EU) integration and convergence.",
    "The Country Partnership Strategy of the World Bank maintains a strong focus on Bulgaria making the most of its EU membership.",
    "The strategy aims to partner with Bulgaria in strengthening national institutions and capacity to meet EU targets and in accelerating the absorption of EU grant funds.",
    "The World Bank continues to undertake substantial knowledge and advisory services on policy reforms in selected sectors and themes of Bulgaria’s National Reform Program 2011–15, such as innovation, education, business regulation, transportation, water, climate change, and social inclusion.",
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    "**Bulgaria: 2013 Article IV Consultation--Staff Report; IMF Country Report 14/23; January 30, 2014**"
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