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  "title": "Finland: 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement and Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Finland",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, August 6, 2007",
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  "summary": "This 2007 Article IV Consultation highlights that growth in Finland has outpaced the euro area average. Inflation is among the lowest in the European Union, and the external current account and general government budget are both comfortably in surplus.",
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      "content": "- Growth in Finland has outpaced the euro area average.  \n- Inflation is among the lowest in the European Union.  \n- The external current account is in surplus.  \n- The general government budget is in surplus."
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    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451813289.002",
    "Growth in Finland has outpaced the euro area average.",
    "Inflation is among the lowest in the European Union.",
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    "The labor market has improved markedly since 2005, with rising participation rates.",
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    "Keywords: Baltics, coalition government, CR, Employment, estimate, estimates of the competitiveness margin, exchange arrangement, Fiscal stance, Global, ISCR, Labor force, Labor markets, Northern Europe, projection, staff appraisal, staff's estimate, wage.",
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