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  "title": "Malta: 2012 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, May 7, 2012",
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  "summary": "This Article IV Consultation reports that Malta’s economy continues to perform well amidst considerable turbulence in the euro area. While spillovers have remained contained to date, Malta’s large financial sector and highly open economy heighten contagion and financial stability risks.",
  "publishDate": "2012-05-07",
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      "heading": "Economic performance and risks",
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      "content": "- Subjects listed: Banking, Commercial banks, Economic sectors, External debt, Financial institutions, Financial sector, Public debt, Real interest rates, Revenue administration\n- Keywords provided: asset, Commercial banks, CR, debt, debt dynamics, deficit, euro area crisis, Europe, Financial sector, GDP deflator, Global, ISCR, Malta's resilience, net, net asset position, real GDP, sustainability analysis, trade balance\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Cr12105 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2016/12/31/malta-2012-article-iv-consultation-staff-report-and-public-information-notice-on-the-25890"
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    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475503388.002",
    "Malta’s economy \"continues to perform well amidst considerable turbulence in the euro area.\"",
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    "Political context: \"The government, which has a one-seat majority in Parliament, narrowly survived a vote of no confidence.\"",
    "Policy challenge identified: \"maintain growth and employment while building buffers against a highly uncertain international environment.\"",
    "Subjects listed: Banking, Commercial banks, Economic sectors, External debt, Financial institutions, Financial sector, Public debt, Real interest rates, Revenue administration",
    "Keywords provided: asset, Commercial banks, CR, debt, debt dynamics, deficit, euro area crisis, Europe, Financial sector, GDP deflator, Global, ISCR, Malta's resilience, net, net asset position, real GDP, sustainability analysis, trade balance",
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