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  "title": "Mali: Fifth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility and Request for Extension, Augmentation of Access and Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Mali",
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  "summary": "This paper provides a review of Mali’s economic performance under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and requests for extension, augmentation of access, and modification of performance criteria.",
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      "heading": "Summary and purpose",
      "content": "- Provides a review of Mali’s economic performance under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and requests for extension, augmentation of access, and modification of performance criteria.\n- The authorities are requesting a one-year extension of the current ECF arrangement, to December 2017."
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      "content": "- The political situation has continued to stabilize, following the signing of the peace agreement in June 2015."
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      "heading": "Macroeconomic performance (2015)",
      "content": "- The recovery continued in 2015, with strong GDP growth, low inflation, and strengthening of the fiscal position.\n- Overall, program implementation in 2015 was strong.\n- All performance criteria and indicative targets for the fifth review were observed, generally with significant margins."
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      "heading": "Program requests and adjustments",
      "content": "- Request for a one-year extension of the ECF arrangement to December 2017.\n- Request includes augmentation of access and modification of performance criteria."
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      "content": "- Subject: Credit, Expenditure, Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Money, Public debt, Revenue administration\n- Keywords: CR, Credit, disbursement of SDR, ECF arrangement, Executive Board's discussion, Fiscal stance, Global, government chart, government property administration, ISCR, Maghreb\n\nSource: IMF Staff Country Report — Mali: Fifth Review Under the Extended Credit Facility and Request for Extension, Augmentation of Access and Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Mali\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Cr16149 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n- Cr16149f (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2016/12/31/mali-fifth-review-under-the-extended-credit-facility-and-request-for-extension-augmentation-43957"
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    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484386736.002",
    "Provides a review of Mali’s economic performance under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and requests for extension, augmentation of access, and modification of performance criteria.",
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    "Overall, program implementation in 2015 was strong.",
    "All performance criteria and indicative targets for the fifth review were observed, generally with significant margins.",
    "Request for a one-year extension of the ECF arrangement to December 2017.",
    "Request includes augmentation of access and modification of performance criteria.",
    "Subject: Credit, Expenditure, Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Money, Public debt, Revenue administration",
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