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  "title": "Côte d’Ivoire: 2022 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, July 1, 2022",
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  "summary": "This 2022 Article IV Consultation with Côte d’Ivoire highlights that the Ivorian economy proved resilient to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. The economy recovered strongly in 2021, with growth estimated at 7 percent, while annual inflation rose to 4.",
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      "heading": "Macroeconomic performance and outlook",
      "content": "- The economy recovered strongly in 2021, with growth estimated at 7 percent.\n- Annual inflation rose to 4.2 percent due to external and supply shocks.\n- The overall fiscal deficit reached 5.1 percent of gross domestic product, lower than anticipated, mainly because improvements in customs collection and tax administration offset higher security spending.\n- The deterioration in the external environment linked to the war in Ukraine and regional security challenges are expected to weigh on the macroeconomic outlook in 2022."
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      "heading": "Fiscal and revenue developments",
      "content": "- Improvements in customs collection and tax administration contributed materially to a fiscal outcome better than expected.\n- Higher security spending counterbalanced some of the revenue gains, with the net result an overall fiscal deficit of 5.1 percent of GDP."
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      "heading": "External risks and shocks",
      "content": "- External and supply shocks contributed to higher inflation, with annual inflation at 4.2 percent.\n- The war in Ukraine and regional security challenges are identified as risks that are expected to weigh on the macroeconomic outlook in 2022."
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      "heading": "Social policy, human capital, and structural issues",
      "content": "- The government's new social program can continue enhancing human capital.\n- While significant progress has been made in broadening access to education, further efforts aimed at improving the quality of basic education and professional training systems would help ease skills mismatch in the labor market.\n- Ensuring equitable access to health care remains a priority despite notable progress.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- 1civea2022001\n  - 1civea2022001 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - 1civea2022001 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: July 1, 2022",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400213892.002",
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    "Annual inflation rose to 4.2 percent due to external and supply shocks.",
    "The overall fiscal deficit reached 5.1 percent of gross domestic product, lower than anticipated, mainly because improvements in customs collection and tax administration offset higher security spending.",
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    "Higher security spending counterbalanced some of the revenue gains, with the net result an overall fiscal deficit of 5.1 percent of GDP.",
    "External and supply shocks contributed to higher inflation, with annual inflation at 4.2 percent.",
    "The war in Ukraine and regional security challenges are identified as risks that are expected to weigh on the macroeconomic outlook in 2022.",
    "The government's new social program can continue enhancing human capital.",
    "While significant progress has been made in broadening access to education, further efforts aimed at improving the quality of basic education and professional training systems would help ease skills mismatch in the labor market.",
    "Ensuring equitable access to health care remains a priority despite notable progress.",
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