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  "title": "Peru: Staff Report for the 2010 Article IV Consultation",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, April 23, 2010",
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  "summary": "This 2010 Article IV Consultation highlights that growth in Peru decelerated sharply in 2009, owing to the global financial crisis, but remained positive at about 1 percent for the year, despite a few months in negative territory.",
  "publishDate": "2010-04-23",
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      "heading": "Executive summary",
      "content": "- Growth in Peru decelerated sharply in 2009, owing to the global financial crisis, but remained positive at about 1 percent for the year, despite a few months in negative territory.\n- Strong buffers built in recent years allowed Peru to implement a significant monetary and fiscal policy response that helped avoid a credit crunch, support domestic demand, and sustain employment.\n- The central bank injected substantial liquidity into the financial system and lowered the policy rate to an historic low of 1.25 percent."
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      "heading": "Macroeconomic developments and policy response",
      "content": "- Growth:\n  - Deceleration in 2009 linked to the global financial crisis.\n  - Overall growth remained at about 1 percent for 2009, with some months in negative territory.\n- Monetary policy:\n  - Central bank actions included substantial liquidity injections into the financial system.\n  - Policy rate reduced to an historic low of 1.25 percent.\n- Fiscal policy:\n  - Authorities implemented a significant fiscal policy response to support domestic demand and employment.\n- Financial sector:\n  - Policy measures focused on avoiding a credit crunch and sustaining credit flows to the private sector."
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      "heading": "Key themes and focus areas",
      "content": "- Subjects: Currencies, Economic sectors, External debt, Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Money, Public debt, Public sector\n- Keywords: capital market, central bank, CR, credit crunch, Currencies, debt, Fiscal stance, Global, inflation expectation, ISCR, macro-economic indicators, Peru, Peruvian economy, private sector, Public sector, short-term debt\n\nInternational Monetary Fund — Peru: Staff Report for the 2010 Article IV Consultation (April 23, 2010).\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Peru:  Staff Report for the 2010 Article IV Consultation; IMF Country Report 10/98; March 26, 2010\n  - Peru:  Staff Report for the 2010 Article IV Consultation; IMF Country Report 10/98; March 26, 2010 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Peru:  Staff Report for the 2010 Article IV Consultation; IMF Country Report 10/98; March 26, 2010 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2016/12/31/peru-staff-report-for-the-2010-article-iv-consultation-23811"
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    "Growth in Peru decelerated sharply in 2009, owing to the global financial crisis, but remained positive at about 1 percent for the year, despite a few months in negative territory.",
    "Strong buffers built in recent years allowed Peru to implement a significant monetary and fiscal policy response that helped avoid a credit crunch, support domestic demand, and sustain employment.",
    "The central bank injected substantial liquidity into the financial system and lowered the policy rate to an historic low of 1.25 percent.",
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    "Financial sector:",
    "Subjects: Currencies, Economic sectors, External debt, Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Money, Public debt, Public sector",
    "Keywords: capital market, central bank, CR, credit crunch, Currencies, debt, Fiscal stance, Global, inflation expectation, ISCR, macro-economic indicators, Peru, Peruvian economy, private sector, Public sector, short-term debt",
    "**Peru:  Staff Report for the 2010 Article IV Consultation; IMF Country Report 10/98; March 26, 2010**"
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