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  "title": "Namibia: Request for Purchase Under the Rapid Financing Instrument-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Namibia",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, April 12, 2021",
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  "summary": "The COVID-19 pandemic has sharply deteriorated Namibia’s short-term macroeconomic outlook, giving rise to urgent balance of payments (BOP) and fiscal financing needs. After an initial outbreak peaked in August, a second wave hit in late 2020.",
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    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513576923.002",
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