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  "title": "Thailand: Staff Report for the 2012 Article IV Consultation",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, June 1, 2012",
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  "summary": "Thailand is recovering from a challenging year marked by natural disasters of historic magnitude. This 2012 Article IV Consultation highlights that positive signs of a recovery are already under way with sharp improvements seen in high frequency indicators since December 2011.",
  "publishDate": "2012-06-01",
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      "heading": "Recovery from 2011 natural disasters",
      "content": "- Thailand is recovering from a challenging year marked by natural disasters of historic magnitude.\n- Positive signs of a recovery are already under way with sharp improvements seen in high frequency indicators since December 2011.\n- Executive Directors commended the Thai authorities for their policy response to last year’s floods, which propelled the strong recovery under way."
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      "heading": "Policy assessment and Executive Directors' views",
      "content": "- Directors supported the authorities’ ambitious reform agenda aimed at promoting more inclusive growth.\n- Commendation was given for the policy response to the floods; this response is credited with helping to drive the strong recovery."
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      "content": "- Subject: Agricultural prices, Expenditure, Fiscal policy, International trade, Prices, Public debt, Trade balance\n- Keywords: Agricultural prices, core inflation, CR, flood prevention, flood-prevention effort, Global, government, IMF staff estimate, ISCR, policy, redistribution policy, rice price guarantee scheme, slowing demand, Thai baht, Trade balance\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Thailand: 2012 Article IV Consultation--Staff Report; IMF Country Report 12/124; April 12, 2012\n  - Thailand: 2012 Article IV Consultation--Staff Report; IMF Country Report 12/124; April 12, 2012 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Thailand: 2012 Article IV Consultation--Staff Report; IMF Country Report 12/124; April 12, 2012 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2016/12/31/thailand-staff-report-for-the-2012-article-iv-consultation-25951"
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    "Published: June 1, 2012",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475503968.002",
    "Thailand is recovering from a challenging year marked by natural disasters of historic magnitude.",
    "Positive signs of a recovery are already under way with sharp improvements seen in high frequency indicators since December 2011.",
    "Executive Directors commended the Thai authorities for their policy response to last year’s floods, which propelled the strong recovery under way.",
    "Directors supported the authorities’ ambitious reform agenda aimed at promoting more inclusive growth.",
    "Commendation was given for the policy response to the floods; this response is credited with helping to drive the strong recovery.",
    "Subject: Agricultural prices, Expenditure, Fiscal policy, International trade, Prices, Public debt, Trade balance",
    "Keywords: Agricultural prices, core inflation, CR, flood prevention, flood-prevention effort, Global, government, IMF staff estimate, ISCR, policy, redistribution policy, rice price guarantee scheme, slowing demand, Thai baht, Trade balance",
    "**Thailand: 2012 Article IV Consultation--Staff Report; IMF Country Report 12/124; April 12, 2012**"
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