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  "title": "Slovak Republic: 2022 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, June 30, 2022",
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  "summary": "This 2022 Article IV Consultation discusses that the war in Ukraine has clouded the outlook for the Slovak economy while it was still recovering from the pandemic.",
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      "heading": "Economic outlook and shocks",
      "content": "- The war in Ukraine has \"clouded the outlook for the Slovak economy\" while it was still recovering from the pandemic.\n- Effects already observed:\n  - Surging commodity prices\n  - Input shortages\n  - Subdued confidence\n  - Weaker global demand\n  - Heightened energy security risks, given Slovakia’s heavy reliance on Russian energy imports"
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      "heading": "Fiscal policy guidance and priorities",
      "content": "- Fiscal policy needs to be flexible and ready to adjust, while avoiding adding to inflationary pressures.\n- Immediate policy priority:\n  - Mitigate the economic fallout of the war and minimize the humanitarian crisis\n- Medium-term priority:\n  - Rebuild fiscal buffers once the economy is on a solid growth path to create room for maneuver and accommodate rising ageing-related spending"
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      "heading": "Structural reforms and fiscal sustainability",
      "content": "- Recent reforms identified as able to significantly strengthen public finances:\n  - Reforms to the fiscal framework\n  - Reforms to the pension system\n- Specific institutional design measures highlighted:\n  - Multiyear spending ceilings should strengthen fiscal discipline\n  - The link between retirement age and life expectancy will improve fiscal sustainability"
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      "heading": "Subject coverage and keywords",
      "content": "- Subject areas: Financial institutions, Fiscal policy, International organization, Labor, Monetary policy, Prices\n- Keywords include: climate mitigation goal, Europe, Global, Housing prices, IMF's transparency policy, Inflation, Labor markets, liability positions vis-à-vis nonresident, money market rate, Mortgages, policy priority, Policy recommendation\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- 1svkea2022001\n  - 1svkea2022001 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - 1svkea2022001 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400214684.002",
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