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  "title": "Sri Lanka: Staff Report for the 2006 Article IV Consultation",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, December 21, 2006",
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  "summary": "The macroeconomic stability of Sri Lanka is analyzed. Reflecting high domestic inflation relative to trading partners, the real effective exchange rate appreciated by 2 percent. Infrastructure development is a central element of the government’s medium-term development strategy.",
  "publishDate": "2006-12-21",
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      "heading": "Major findings",
      "content": "- The macroeconomic stability of Sri Lanka is analyzed.\n- Reflecting high domestic inflation relative to trading partners, the real effective exchange rate appreciated by 2 percent.\n- Infrastructure development is a central element of the government’s medium-term development strategy."
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      "heading": "Policy recommendations and measures encouraged",
      "content": "- Further efforts to reduce quasi-fiscal losses of the energy companies through adjustments in electricity tariffs.\n- Balance sheet restructuring of energy companies.\n- Enhanced operational efficiency of energy companies."
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      "heading": "Data and statistical recommendations",
      "content": "- Improvement over the quality and coverage of fiscal statistics is encouraged.\n- Remaining issues needed to meet the Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) requirements are encouraged to be addressed."
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      "content": "- Subjects: Banking, Credit, Exports, Financial institutions, Fiscal consolidation, International trade, Money, Public debt, Revenue administration, State-owned banks\n- Keywords: CR, Credit, credit growth, Exports, Global, government, government securities market, ISCR, money growth, Sri Lankan authorities, Sri Lankan government, State-owned banks"
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    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451942965.002",
    "The macroeconomic stability of Sri Lanka is analyzed.",
    "Reflecting high domestic inflation relative to trading partners, the real effective exchange rate appreciated by 2 percent.",
    "Infrastructure development is a central element of the government’s medium-term development strategy.",
    "Further efforts to reduce quasi-fiscal losses of the energy companies through adjustments in electricity tariffs.",
    "Balance sheet restructuring of energy companies.",
    "Enhanced operational efficiency of energy companies.",
    "Improvement over the quality and coverage of fiscal statistics is encouraged.",
    "Remaining issues needed to meet the Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) requirements are encouraged to be addressed.",
    "Subjects: Banking, Credit, Exports, Financial institutions, Fiscal consolidation, International trade, Money, Public debt, Revenue administration, State-owned banks",
    "Keywords: CR, Credit, credit growth, Exports, Global, government, government securities market, ISCR, money growth, Sri Lankan authorities, Sri Lankan government, State-owned banks",
    "Publication date: December 21, 2006",
    "Pages: 68",
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