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  "title": "Slovak Republic: 2021 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, June 21, 2021",
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      "content": "- Policy support measures helped limit economic fallout by preserving employment and maintaining credit flows.\n- Banking sector buffers were described as comfortable at the onset of the pandemic.\n- Fiscal space existed to support the economy during the crisis."
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      "heading": "Economic outlook",
      "content": "- Output is expected to reach pre-crisis level before the end of 2021.\n- Uncertainty surrounding the outlook is characterized as high."
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    "Published: June 21, 2021",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "Volume: 2021",
    "Pages: 71",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513587295.002",
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