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  "title": "Guinea-Bissau: Staff Report for the 2004 Article IV Consultation",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, March 11, 2005",
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  "summary": "This 2004 Article IV Consultation highlights that Guinea-Bissau’s economic performance has weakened substantially in recent years. Real GDP declined by 7 percent in 2002 and was flat in 2003.",
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      "heading": "Economic performance and growth",
      "content": "- The report highlights that Guinea-Bissau’s economic performance \"has weakened substantially in recent years.\"\n- Real GDP declined by 7 percent in 2002.\n- Real GDP was flat in 2003."
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      "heading": "Structural reforms and private sector",
      "content": "- Structural reforms stalled after the war.\n- The private sector \"remained incapacitated because of the destruction of equipment and infrastructure caused by the conflict, and the loss of stocks owing to confiscating and looting.\""
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      "heading": "External sector and current account",
      "content": "- In 2003, the external current account deficit, excluding official transfers, halved relative to the previous year, to 6.7 percent of GDP.\n- The narrowing of the external current account deficit reflected higher cashew nut exports and stagnating imports."
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      "content": "- Subject: Arrears, Banking, Current spending, Debt service, Expenditure, External debt\n- Keywords: Arrears, authorities' effort, authority, CR, Current spending, Debt service, emergency economic management program, Guinea-Bissau authorities, IMF staff representative, intermediation effort, ISCR, staff appraisal, West Africa\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- cr0569\n  - cr0569 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - cr0569 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: March 11, 2005",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451815764.002",
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    "In 2003, the external current account deficit, excluding official transfers, halved relative to the previous year, to 6.7 percent of GDP.",
    "The narrowing of the external current account deficit reflected higher cashew nut exports and stagnating imports.",
    "Subject: Arrears, Banking, Current spending, Debt service, Expenditure, External debt",
    "Keywords: Arrears, authorities' effort, authority, CR, Current spending, Debt service, emergency economic management program, Guinea-Bissau authorities, IMF staff representative, intermediation effort, ISCR, staff appraisal, West Africa",
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