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  "title": "Suriname: Request for Stand-By Arrangement-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Suriname",
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  "summary": "This paper mainly discusses the IMF-supported program aimed at restoring macroeconomic stability and confidence in Suriname’s economy.",
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      "heading": "Program overview",
      "content": "- Proposed 24-month Stand-By Arrangement (265 percent of quota, or SDR 342 million) to support Suriname’s adjustment to the fall in commodity export prices and restore external and fiscal sustainability.\n- Program aims to restore macroeconomic stability and confidence in Suriname’s economy.\n- Program objectives include reversing the rise in the government debt-to-GDP ratio and strengthening the foundations for private-sector growth."
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      "content": "- Fiscal balance: foresees an improvement of the fiscal balance by 7.4 percent of GDP.\n- External buffers: restore foreign reserves to adequate levels—four months of imports.\n- Inflation and monetary policy: reflect a monetary policy stance calibrated to reduce inflation to single digits."
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      "content": "- Restore external and fiscal sustainability following the fall in commodity export prices.\n- Calibrate monetary policy to achieve low single-digit inflation.\n- Strengthen foundations for private-sector growth through program-supported reforms."
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      "content": "- Bank deposits, Banking, Central banks, Currencies, Exchange rates, Foreign exchange, International reserves, Money, Public debt\n\nSource: Suriname: Request for Stand-By Arrangement-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Suriname (IMF Staff Country Report).\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Executive Summary\n  - Executive Summary (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Executive Summary (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2016/12/31/suriname-request-for-stand-by-arrangement-press-release-staff-report-and-statement-by-the-43937"
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    "Published: June 7, 2016",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484377031.002",
    "Proposed 24-month Stand-By Arrangement (265 percent of quota, or SDR 342 million) to support Suriname’s adjustment to the fall in commodity export prices and restore external and fiscal sustainability.",
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    "Strengthen foundations for private-sector growth through program-supported reforms.",
    "Bank deposits, Banking, Central banks, Currencies, Exchange rates, Foreign exchange, International reserves, Money, Public debt",
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