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  "title": "Suriname: 2018 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Suriname",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, December 20, 2018",
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  "summary": "Suriname is recovering from the deep recession of 2015-16. Growth has turned positive, inflation has reduced to single digits, real interest rates have turned positive, and the external position has on balance strengthened.",
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    "Published: December 20, 2018",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484391723.002",
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    "Keywords: Asia and Pacific, Caribbean, CR, Europe, Exchange rates, financial asset, Fiscal stance, GDP, government mining revenue, holding, IMF staff calculation, ISCR, Monetary base, monetary policy, monetary policy operation, Suriname, Suriname's economy, underdeveloped monetary policy framework",
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