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  "title": "Cook Islands: Technical Assistance Report–Macroeconomic, Financial, and Structural Policies",
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  "summary": "A mission was requested by the New Zealand authorities to the Cook Islands to focus on policy options for transitioning to high-income status, financial sector stability and regulatory framework, and debt sustainability.",
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      "content": "- A mission was requested by the New Zealand authorities to the Cook Islands to focus on policy options for:\n  - transitioning to high-income status,\n  - financial sector stability and regulatory framework,\n  - debt sustainability.\n- The mission evaluated these issues in the context of the medium-term outlook and against the context of a recently developed fiscal framework.\n- The Cook Islands is a self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand, but it is not an IMF member (Box 1)."
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      "content": "- Macroeconomic policies: assessment of policy options to support the transition to high-income status within the medium-term outlook.\n- Financial sector: analysis of financial sector stability and the adequacy of the regulatory framework.\n- Debt policy: evaluation of debt sustainability and related policy implications.\n- Fiscal framework: consideration of the recently developed fiscal framework as the context for policy recommendations."
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      "heading": "Subject classifications and keywords",
      "content": "- Subject: Economic sectors, Environment, Financial services, Fiscal policy, Natural disasters, Public financial management (PFM), Tourism\n- Keywords: Australia and New Zealand, cash reserves, Cook Islands economy, Cook Islands superannuation, CR, debt ratio, debt target, economic statistics, economy, Global, ISCR, Natural disasters, net, return on assets, Tourism"
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      "content": "- Pages: 23\n- Volume: 2020\n- Issue: 269\n- Series: Country Report No. 2020/269\n- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513555775.002\n- Stock No: 1COKEA2020001\n- ISBN: 9781513555775\n- ISSN: 1934-7685\n- Publication date on page: August 28, 2020\n\nInternational Monetary Fund. Cook Islands: Technical Assistance Report–Macroeconomic, Financial, and Structural Policies (Country Report No. 2020/269).\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Facts about the Cook Islands\n  - Facts about the Cook Islands (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Facts about the Cook Islands (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513555775.002",
    "A mission was requested by the New Zealand authorities to the Cook Islands to focus on policy options for:",
    "The mission evaluated these issues in the context of the medium-term outlook and against the context of a recently developed fiscal framework.",
    "The Cook Islands is a self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand, but it is not an IMF member (Box 1).",
    "Macroeconomic policies: assessment of policy options to support the transition to high-income status within the medium-term outlook.",
    "Financial sector: analysis of financial sector stability and the adequacy of the regulatory framework.",
    "Debt policy: evaluation of debt sustainability and related policy implications.",
    "Fiscal framework: consideration of the recently developed fiscal framework as the context for policy recommendations.",
    "Subject: Economic sectors, Environment, Financial services, Fiscal policy, Natural disasters, Public financial management (PFM), Tourism",
    "Keywords: Australia and New Zealand, cash reserves, Cook Islands economy, Cook Islands superannuation, CR, debt ratio, debt target, economic statistics, economy, Global, ISCR, Natural disasters, net, return on assets, Tourism",
    "Pages: 23",
    "Volume: 2020",
    "Issue: 269",
    "Series: Country Report No. 2020/269",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513555775.002",
    "Stock No: 1COKEA2020001",
    "ISBN: 9781513555775",
    "ISSN: 1934-7685",
    "Publication date on page: August 28, 2020",
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