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  "title": "Malawi: 2021 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Malawi",
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  "summary": "Malawi, a fragile state with one of the highest incidences of poverty, food insecurity and frequent weather-related shocks, has been severely affected by the pandemic.",
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      "heading": "Macroeconomic assessment and near-term outlook",
      "content": "- Malawi is described as \"a fragile state with one of the highest incidences of poverty, food insecurity and frequent weather-related shocks.\"\n- The economy \"has been severely affected by the pandemic.\"\n- There are \"signs of gradual recovery\" and \"daily COVID-19 positive cases remain relatively low.\"\n- Real GDP growth:\n  - \"real GDP growth in 2021 is projected to pick up to 2.2 percent from 0.9 percent in 2020,\" helped by a good harvest.\n- Inflation:\n  - \"inflation is expected to increase to 9 percent in 2021 from 8.6 percent in 2020,\" driven by increases in prices of fuel, fertilizer and food.\n- Welfare impact:\n  - The above dynamics are \"leaving real per capita growth in the negative region.\""
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      "content": "- Pages: 112\n- Volume: 2021\n- Issue: 269\n- Series: Country Report No. 2021/269\n- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781616354886.002\n- Stock No: 1MWIEA2021001\n- ISBN: 9781616354886\n- ISSN: 1934-7685"
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      "content": "- Subjects: Central banks, Debt sustainability, Expenditure, External debt, International organization, International reserves, Monetary policy, Public debt\n- Keywords: Africa, Debt sustainability, financing gap, fiscal policy stance, fund advice, Global, governance issue, International reserves, private sector investment, soft commodity, Sub-Saharan Africa\n\nInternational Monetary Fund. Malawi: 2021 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Malawi.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- 1mwiea2021001 — \"1. Reform Scenario, 2021-25\"\n  - 1mwiea2021001 — \"1. Reform Scenario, 2021-25\" (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - 1mwiea2021001 — \"1. Reform Scenario, 2021-25\" (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781616354886.002",
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    "Pages: 112",
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    "Series: Country Report No. 2021/269",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781616354886.002",
    "Stock No: 1MWIEA2021001",
    "ISBN: 9781616354886",
    "ISSN: 1934-7685",
    "Subjects: Central banks, Debt sustainability, Expenditure, External debt, International organization, International reserves, Monetary policy, Public debt",
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