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  "title": "Guinea-Bissau: Use of Fund Resources -Request for Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance: Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Guinea-Bissau",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, February 21, 2008",
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  "summary": "Guinea-Bissau remains fragile, after nearly a decade of conflict and political instability. Fiscal performance has improved markedly since the new government implemented its emergency fiscal plan.",
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      "heading": "Executive summary and context",
      "content": "- Guinea-Bissau remains fragile after nearly a decade of conflict and political instability.\n- Fiscal performance has improved markedly since the new government implemented its emergency fiscal plan.\n- The government’s priorities include stabilizing public finances and improving economic management and transparency."
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      "content": "- Fiscal performance: Improved markedly following implementation of an emergency fiscal plan.\n- Policy focus: Stabilization of public finances; improvement in economic management and transparency.\n- Revenue mobilization: Efforts to enhance revenue collection, including improving tax administration, are necessary to boost revenues on a lasting basis.\n- Public services and core spending: Improved revenue collection is required to ensure the state has resources to meet its core expenditure needs and provide basic public services."
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      "heading": "Policy recommendations and priorities",
      "content": "- Continue implementation of the emergency fiscal plan to sustain fiscal improvement.\n- Strengthen revenue administration to achieve durable revenue gains.\n- Improve economic management and fiscal transparency to support stabilization and the provision of basic public services."
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    "Published: February 21, 2008",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451815856.002",
    "Guinea-Bissau remains fragile after nearly a decade of conflict and political instability.",
    "Fiscal performance has improved markedly since the new government implemented its emergency fiscal plan.",
    "The government’s priorities include stabilizing public finances and improving economic management and transparency.",
    "Fiscal performance: Improved markedly following implementation of an emergency fiscal plan.",
    "Policy focus: Stabilization of public finances; improvement in economic management and transparency.",
    "Revenue mobilization: Efforts to enhance revenue collection, including improving tax administration, are necessary to boost revenues on a lasting basis.",
    "Public services and core spending: Improved revenue collection is required to ensure the state has resources to meet its core expenditure needs and provide basic public services.",
    "Continue implementation of the emergency fiscal plan to sustain fiscal improvement.",
    "Strengthen revenue administration to achieve durable revenue gains.",
    "Improve economic management and fiscal transparency to support stabilization and the provision of basic public services.",
    "**Executive Summary**"
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