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  "title": "Lebanon: 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Lebanon",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, December 14, 2007",
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  "summary": "This 2007 Article IV Consultation highlights that economic developments in Lebanon in 2006 were significantly affected by the July–August conflict with Israel.",
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      "heading": "Economic impact of the July–August 2006 conflict",
      "content": "- Economic developments in Lebanon in 2006 were significantly affected by the July–August conflict with Israel.\n- Real GDP is estimated to have been flat in 2006, with strong growth in the first half of the year offset by the disruptions during and after the conflict.\n- The conflict caused supply shortages and an ensuing blockade that disrupted economic activity."
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      "heading": "Inflation and supply conditions",
      "content": "- Inflation increased in 2006, mainly reflecting supply shortages during the conflict and the ensuing blockade."
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    "Published: December 14, 2007",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451943276.002",
    "Economic developments in Lebanon in 2006 were significantly affected by the July–August conflict with Israel.",
    "Real GDP is estimated to have been flat in 2006, with strong growth in the first half of the year offset by the disruptions during and after the conflict.",
    "The conflict caused supply shortages and an ensuing blockade that disrupted economic activity.",
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    "Executive Directors welcomed the authorities’ success in containing the primary fiscal deficit in the first half of 2007.",
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