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  "title": "Samoa: Request for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility-Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Samoa",
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  "summary": "Samoa was hit hard by a strong tropical cyclone, and the authorities are to be commended for their swift response to the resulting disaster. Economic growth this fiscal year is expected to be significantly lower than projected prior to the cyclone, but there are encouraging signs of early recovery.",
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      "heading": "Cyclone impact and authorities' response",
      "content": "- Samoa was hit hard by a strong tropical cyclone.\n- The authorities are commended for their swift response to the resulting disaster.\n- Economic growth this fiscal year is expected to be significantly lower than projected prior to the cyclone.\n- There are encouraging signs of early recovery."
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      "content": "- Growth: \"Economic growth this fiscal year is expected to be significantly lower than projected prior to the cyclone.\"\n- Early recovery: \"There are encouraging signs of early recovery.\"\n- Inflation: \"Subdued inflationary pressures\" are noted."
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      "content": "- Subject: Debt burden, Environment, Expenditure, External debt, Natural disasters, Public debt\n- Keywords: Asia and Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, balance of payments difficulty, CBS credit lines, CR, debt, Debt burden, fund assistance, Global, ISCR, Natural disasters, Pacific Islands, RCF financing, real GDP, Samoa, WB debt sustainability analysis\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- cr13162 - Executive Summary\n  - cr13162 - Executive Summary (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - cr13162 - Executive Summary (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475514810.002",
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    "Subject: Debt burden, Environment, Expenditure, External debt, Natural disasters, Public debt",
    "Keywords: Asia and Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, balance of payments difficulty, CBS credit lines, CR, debt, Debt burden, fund assistance, Global, ISCR, Natural disasters, Pacific Islands, RCF financing, real GDP, Samoa, WB debt sustainability analysis",
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