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  "title": "Gabon: Staff Report for the 2014 Article IV Consultation",
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  "summary": "This 2014 Article IV Consultation highlights that Gabon’s growth performance has recently been strong, but fiscal pressures have increased significantly.",
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      "heading": "Executive summary — main findings",
      "content": "- Gabon’s growth performance has recently been strong.\n- Fiscal pressures have increased significantly.\n- Real GDP growth has averaged about 6 percent in the last four years on the back of substantial scaling-up of capital spending.\n- The authorities are implementing Plan Stratégique Gabon Emergent to promote economic diversification and growth inclusiveness.\n- The medium-term growth outlook has weakened as a result of the sharp decline in oil prices, but is expected to remain relatively strong.\n- Growth is expected to be driven by a number of projects under way in agro-industry, mining, and wood processing."
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      "heading": "Key themes and areas of analysis",
      "content": "- External debt\n- Oil prices\n- Prices\n- Public debt\n- Public financial management (PFM)\n- Revenue administration"
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      "heading": "Regional and topical keywords (as presented)",
      "content": "- Africa\n- Central Africa\n- CR\n- debt\n- debt stock\n- Gabon\n- GDP\n- Global\n- investment spending\n- ISCR\n- oil price shock\n- Oil prices\n- oil revenue management\n- price\n- revenue\n- sustainability framework"
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      "content": "- Also available in French\n- Publication date listed: February 25, 2015\n- Format available: PDF\n\nGabon: Staff Report for the 2014 Article IV Consultation (IMF Staff Country Report No. 2015/047, February 25, 2015).\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- 1. Growth Performance\n  - 1. Growth Performance (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - 1. Growth Performance (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n- Gabon :  Consultations de 2014 au Titre de l’Article IV; Rapport du FMI No. 15/47, 2 février, 2015\n  - Gabon :  Consultations de 2014 au Titre de l’Article IV; Rapport du FMI No. 15/47, 2 février, 2015 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Gabon :  Consultations de 2014 au Titre de l’Article IV; Rapport du FMI No. 15/47, 2 février, 2015 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: February 25, 2015",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781498309165.002",
    "Gabon’s growth performance has recently been strong.",
    "Fiscal pressures have increased significantly.",
    "Real GDP growth has averaged about 6 percent in the last four years on the back of substantial scaling-up of capital spending.",
    "The authorities are implementing Plan Stratégique Gabon Emergent to promote economic diversification and growth inclusiveness.",
    "The medium-term growth outlook has weakened as a result of the sharp decline in oil prices, but is expected to remain relatively strong.",
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    "Also available in French",
    "Publication date listed: February 25, 2015",
    "Format available: PDF",
    "**1. Growth Performance**",
    "**Gabon :  Consultations de 2014 au Titre de l’Article IV; Rapport du FMI No. 15/47, 2 février, 2015**"
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