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  "title": "Finland: 2021 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Finland",
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  "summary": "With strong policy support, Finland suffered a relatively mild economic contraction in 2020 followed by a swift recovery in 2021. Medium-term growth prospects are less strong, due to adverse demographics and low productivity growth—trends that precede the pandemic.",
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      "content": "- With strong policy support, Finland suffered a relatively mild economic contraction in 2020 followed by a swift recovery in 2021.\n- Medium-term growth prospects are less strong, due to adverse demographics and low productivity growth—trends that precede the pandemic.\n- Public debt has increased due to pandemic-related support and will remain on a rising trajectory in the medium term, largely reflecting permanent spending increases."
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      "content": "- Growth prospects: Less strong in the medium term.\n- Key constraints identified:\n  - Adverse demographics.\n  - Low productivity growth.\n- Note: These adverse trends precede the pandemic."
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      "content": "- Public debt: Increased due to pandemic-related support.\n- Medium-term trajectory: Public debt will remain on a rising trajectory in the medium term.\n- Main driver: Largely reflecting permanent spending increases."
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      "content": "- Subjects: COVID-19, Employment, Financial institutions, Health, International organization, Labor, Labor markets, Loans, Monetary policy, Public debt\n- Keywords: COVID-19, currency of Finland, Employment, exchange arrangement, Global, Labor markets, liability positions vis-à-vis nonresident, Loans, money market rate, potential GDP, transparency policy\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- 1finea2022001\n  - 1finea2022001 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - 1finea2022001 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: January 31, 2022",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400201011.002",
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