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  "title": "Japan: Staff Report for the 2006 Article IV Consultation",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, July 28, 2006",
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  "summary": "Japan showed strong economic recovery from the crisis. Executive Directors welcomed the development and stressed the need for a strong monetary framework, well-designed fiscal consolidation, and structural reforms.",
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      "heading": "Key findings and summary",
      "content": "- Japan showed strong economic recovery from the crisis.\n- Executive Directors welcomed the development and stressed the need for:\n  - a strong monetary framework,\n  - well-designed fiscal consolidation, and\n  - structural reforms.\n- Directors agreed that the Bank of Japan’s monetary framework is well suited to the post deflation environment and welcomed the improvement in transparency.\n- Directors appreciated the progress in fiscal consolidation and structural reforms.\n- Directors encouraged the authorities to maintain an ambitious reform program to support balanced global growth and an orderly resolution of global current account imbalances."
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      "heading": "Monetary framework and inflation",
      "content": "- The Bank of Japan’s monetary framework is deemed well suited to the post deflation environment.\n- Improvement in transparency at the Bank of Japan was welcomed by Directors."
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      "heading": "Fiscal consolidation and structural reforms",
      "content": "- Progress in fiscal consolidation was appreciated by Directors.\n- Structural reforms were acknowledged as progressing; Directors urged continuation of an ambitious reform program."
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      "content": "- Maintain a strong monetary framework.\n- Pursue well-designed fiscal consolidation.\n- Continue and maintain ambitious structural reform efforts to:\n  - support balanced global growth, and\n  - contribute to an orderly resolution of global current account imbalances.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- cr06275\n  - cr06275 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - cr06275 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: July 28, 2006",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451820676.002",
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    "Directors appreciated the progress in fiscal consolidation and structural reforms.",
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    "The Bank of Japan’s monetary framework is deemed well suited to the post deflation environment.",
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    "Progress in fiscal consolidation was appreciated by Directors.",
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