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  "title": "South Africa: Request for Purchase Under the Rapid Financing Instrument-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for South Africa",
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      "content": "- Use RFI resources to support the health response and mitigate severe economic impacts from the COVID-19 shock.\n- After the health crisis subsides, prioritize:\n  - Fiscal strategies to restore and maintain public debt sustainability.\n  - Structural reforms targeted at supporting recovery and achieving sustainable and inclusive growth.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- 1zafea2020003\n  - 1zafea2020003 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - 1zafea2020003 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513551722.002",
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