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  "title": "Hungary: 2021 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report",
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    "Published: June 29, 2021",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "Volume: 2021",
    "Issue: 135",
    "Pages: 54",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513584430.002",
    "Stock No: 1HUNEA2021001",
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