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  "title": "Mexico: 2017 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, November 13, 2017",
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  "summary": "This 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights the Mexican economy’s resilience in the face of a complex external environment. Output has continued to grow at a moderate pace while inflation has temporarily risen above the central bank’s target.",
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      "content": "- The 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights the Mexican economy’s resilience in the face of a complex external environment.\n- Output has continued to grow at a moderate pace while inflation has temporarily risen above the central bank’s target.\n- The flexible exchange rate is playing a key role in helping the economy adjust to external shocks.\n- The economy is projected to grow by 2.1 percent in 2017.\n- Private consumption remains the main driver of activity, supported by manufacturing exports.\n- Investment has remained weak amid uncertainty about Mexico’s future trade relationship with the United States.\n- Growth is expected to slow slightly in 2018 before picking up speed as the uncertainty is resolved."
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      "heading": "Key findings and indicators",
      "content": "- Growth projection: \"2.1 percent in 2017\"\n- Near-term outlook: \"Growth is expected to slow slightly in 2018 before picking up speed as the uncertainty is resolved.\"\n- Inflation: \"temporarily risen above the central bank’s target\"\n- Exchange rate: \"flexible exchange rate is playing a key role in helping the economy adjust to external shocks\"\n- Main drivers: \"Private consumption\" and \"manufacturing exports\"\n- Constraint: \"investment has remained weak amid uncertainty about Mexico’s future trade relationship with the United States\""
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      "heading": "Subject coverage and analytical scope",
      "content": "- Subjects listed: Banking, Corruption, Crime, Fiscal policy, Inflation, National accounts, Prices, Public debt, Public sector borrowing requirements\n- Keywords present in the report metadata: assessment, Corruption, CR, FATF report, Global, Inflation, inflation expectation, ISCR, NDF contract, non-deliverable forwards, staff assessment"
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      "content": "- Pages: 76\n- Volume: 2017\n- Issue: 346\n- Series: Country Report No. 2017/346\n- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484327586.002\n- Stock No: 1MEXEA2017002\n- ISBN: 9781484327586\n- ISSN: 1934-7685\n- Publication date shown on page: November 13, 2017\n\nSource: International Monetary Fund — Mexico: 2017 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Country Report\n  - Country Report (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Country Report (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: November 13, 2017",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484327586.002",
    "The 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights the Mexican economy’s resilience in the face of a complex external environment.",
    "Output has continued to grow at a moderate pace while inflation has temporarily risen above the central bank’s target.",
    "The flexible exchange rate is playing a key role in helping the economy adjust to external shocks.",
    "The economy is projected to grow by 2.1 percent in 2017.",
    "Private consumption remains the main driver of activity, supported by manufacturing exports.",
    "Investment has remained weak amid uncertainty about Mexico’s future trade relationship with the United States.",
    "Growth is expected to slow slightly in 2018 before picking up speed as the uncertainty is resolved.",
    "Growth projection: \"2.1 percent in 2017\"",
    "Near-term outlook: \"Growth is expected to slow slightly in 2018 before picking up speed as the uncertainty is resolved.\"",
    "Exchange rate: \"flexible exchange rate is playing a key role in helping the economy adjust to external shocks\"",
    "Main drivers: \"Private consumption\" and \"manufacturing exports\"",
    "Constraint: \"investment has remained weak amid uncertainty about Mexico’s future trade relationship with the United States\"",
    "Subjects listed: Banking, Corruption, Crime, Fiscal policy, Inflation, National accounts, Prices, Public debt, Public sector borrowing requirements",
    "Keywords present in the report metadata: assessment, Corruption, CR, FATF report, Global, Inflation, inflation expectation, ISCR, NDF contract, non-deliverable forwards, staff assessment",
    "Pages: 76",
    "Volume: 2017",
    "Issue: 346",
    "Series: Country Report No. 2017/346",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484327586.002",
    "Stock No: 1MEXEA2017002",
    "ISBN: 9781484327586",
    "ISSN: 1934-7685",
    "Publication date shown on page: November 13, 2017",
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