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  "title": "Kingdom of the Netherlands-Aruba: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, August 9, 2013",
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  "summary": "This Selected Issues paper analyzes sustaining potential growth in Aruba. As in the other Caribbean countries, there are growing concerns in Aruba about the slowdown in economic growth over the past two decades and the consequent tepid outlook for potential growth.",
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      "content": "- This Selected Issues paper analyzes sustaining potential growth in Aruba.\n- There are growing concerns in Aruba about the slowdown in economic growth over the past two decades and the consequent tepid outlook for potential growth.\n- The paper presents an overview of Aruba’s economic growth performance since 1990, analyzes factors behind the slowdown, and discusses how potential growth can be sustained.\n- The paper suggests that Aruba should aim to finance its renewable energy and other future growth initiatives sustainably."
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      "heading": "Major themes and analytical focus",
      "content": "- Growth performance\n  - Overview of Aruba’s economic growth performance since 1990.\n  - Identification of underlying factors driving the slowdown in economic growth over the past two decades.\n- Determinants of potential growth\n  - Analysis of factors behind the slowdown in potential growth.\n  - Consideration of demographic and labor factors (Subjects listed: Aging; Labor; Population and demographics).\n- Fiscal and policy implications\n  - Discussion of how potential growth can be sustained.\n  - Recommendation that Aruba should aim to finance its renewable energy and other future growth initiatives sustainably.\n- Related policy domains covered\n  - Aging, Expenditure, Pensions, Public debt, Revenue administration."
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      "content": "- Concern over a tepid outlook for potential growth following two decades of slowdown.\n- Need to identify underlying factors causing the slowdown as a prerequisite to policy responses.\n- Emphasis on sustainable financing for renewable energy and future growth initiatives as part of the strategy to sustain potential growth.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- cr13259\n  - cr13259 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - cr13259 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484363706.002",
    "This Selected Issues paper analyzes sustaining potential growth in Aruba.",
    "There are growing concerns in Aruba about the slowdown in economic growth over the past two decades and the consequent tepid outlook for potential growth.",
    "The paper presents an overview of Aruba’s economic growth performance since 1990, analyzes factors behind the slowdown, and discusses how potential growth can be sustained.",
    "The paper suggests that Aruba should aim to finance its renewable energy and other future growth initiatives sustainably.",
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