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  "title": "Vietnam: 2020 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Vietnam",
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      "content": "- Banks entered the crisis in a stronger position than in previous years, but weaknesses remain.\n- Vietnam’s economy remains heavily reliant on external trade and is vulnerable to trade tensions."
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      "content": "- accommodative monetary policy stance\n- CPI methodology\n- External sector statistics\n- fiscal policy framework\n- government financing data\n- State budget\n\nInternational Monetary Fund. Vietnam: 2020 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Vietnam (IMF Staff Country Report No. 2021/042).\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- 1vnmea2021001\n  - 1vnmea2021001 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - 1vnmea2021001 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513570488.002",
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