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  "title": "Sri Lanka: Use of Fund Resources—Request for Emergency Assistance",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, March 8, 2005",
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  "summary": "This paper evaluates Sri Lanka’s Request for Emergency Assistance. The Sri Lankan authorities have requested a purchase in an amount of SDR 103.35 million under the IMF’s policy for emergency assistance related to natural disasters.",
  "publishDate": "2005-03-08",
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      "heading": "Request details",
      "content": "- The Sri Lankan authorities requested a purchase in an amount of SDR 103.35 million under the IMF’s policy for emergency assistance related to natural disasters.\n- In line with IMF policy for Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF)-eligible countries, they also requested the provision of subsidies to reduce the rate of charge to concessional terms.\n- Date of publication: March 8, 2005."
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      "content": "- Reconstruction and rehabilitation will support growth momentum in 2005.\n- The request is framed as emergency assistance specifically related to natural disasters and linked to reconstruction efforts."
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      "heading": "Policy context and instruments",
      "content": "- Instrument: IMF policy for emergency assistance related to natural disasters.\n- Concessional support: Subsidies requested under PRGF rules to lower the rate of charge to concessional terms for PRGF-eligible countries."
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      "content": "- Subjects: Central banks, Emergency assistance, Foreign aid, Imports, International reserves, International trade, Monetary base, Money, Revenue administration.\n- Keywords: Central Asia, CR, debt payment, Emergency assistance, G-7, Global, government, impact of the tsunami, Imports, International reserves, ISCR, Monetary base, reconstruction effort, Sri Lankan authorities, tourism sector.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- cr0584\n  - cr0584 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - cr0584 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2016/12/31/sri-lanka-use-of-fund-resources-request-for-emergency-assistance-18113"
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    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451823547.002",
    "The Sri Lankan authorities requested a purchase in an amount of SDR 103.35 million under the IMF’s policy for emergency assistance related to natural disasters.",
    "In line with IMF policy for Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF)-eligible countries, they also requested the provision of subsidies to reduce the rate of charge to concessional terms.",
    "Date of publication: March 8, 2005.",
    "Reconstruction and rehabilitation will support growth momentum in 2005.",
    "The request is framed as emergency assistance specifically related to natural disasters and linked to reconstruction efforts.",
    "Instrument: IMF policy for emergency assistance related to natural disasters.",
    "Concessional support: Subsidies requested under PRGF rules to lower the rate of charge to concessional terms for PRGF-eligible countries.",
    "Subjects: Central banks, Emergency assistance, Foreign aid, Imports, International reserves, International trade, Monetary base, Money, Revenue administration.",
    "Keywords: Central Asia, CR, debt payment, Emergency assistance, G-7, Global, government, impact of the tsunami, Imports, International reserves, ISCR, Monetary base, reconstruction effort, Sri Lankan authorities, tourism sector.",
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