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  "title": "Burundi: Selected Issues",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, July 29, 2022",
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  "summary": "This Selected Issues paper on Burundi discusses economic growth, fragility, and non-price competitiveness. In the aftermath of the 2015 crisis that has further fragilized the Burundian economy, the authorities have developed and adopted in 2018 a 10-year National development plan.",
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      "heading": "Executive summary and context",
      "content": "- Publication date: July 29, 2022.\n- This Selected Issues paper on Burundi addresses economic growth, fragility, and non-price competitiveness.\n- After the 2015 crisis that further fragilized the Burundian economy, the authorities developed and adopted in 2018 a 10-year National development plan.\n- The origins of Burundi’s fragility are described as historical, political, and institutional, and have produced weak economic performance.\n- Substantive efforts to improve competitiveness have been made after several years of instability."
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      "heading": "Major findings",
      "content": "- Fragility drivers:\n  - Historical, political, and institutional origins underpin Burundi’s fragility and weak economic performance.\n  - The 2015 crisis further fragilized the economy.\n- Policy and planning response:\n  - Authorities developed and adopted in 2018 a 10-year National development plan.\n- Competitiveness bottlenecks:\n  - Climate shocks.\n  - Energy and water constraints.\n  - Public management inefficiencies.\n- Development priorities:\n  - Investing in the country's long-term peacebuilding is key to moving out of fragility.\n  - Transparency, social equity, and the fight against corruption are identified as major actions needed to ensure political stabilization.\n  - Special attention should be devoted to building a stronger and more resilient economy."
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      "heading": "Policy recommendations and priorities",
      "content": "- Focus on long-term peacebuilding investments to address fragility.\n- Strengthen transparency mechanisms across public institutions.\n- Promote social equity measures to support stabilization and inclusion.\n- Intensify anti-corruption efforts as part of political stabilization.\n- Address competitiveness bottlenecks by:\n  - Enhancing resilience to climate shocks.\n  - Alleviating energy and water constraints.\n  - Improving public management efficiency.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Burundi: Selected Issues; IMF Country Report No. 22/258; July 7, 2022\n  - Burundi: Selected Issues; IMF Country Report No. 22/258; July 7, 2022 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Burundi: Selected Issues; IMF Country Report No. 22/258; July 7, 2022 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: July 29, 2022",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400219238.002",
    "Publication date: July 29, 2022.",
    "This Selected Issues paper on Burundi addresses economic growth, fragility, and non-price competitiveness.",
    "After the 2015 crisis that further fragilized the Burundian economy, the authorities developed and adopted in 2018 a 10-year National development plan.",
    "The origins of Burundi’s fragility are described as historical, political, and institutional, and have produced weak economic performance.",
    "Substantive efforts to improve competitiveness have been made after several years of instability.",
    "Fragility drivers:",
    "Policy and planning response:",
    "Competitiveness bottlenecks:",
    "Development priorities:",
    "Focus on long-term peacebuilding investments to address fragility.",
    "Strengthen transparency mechanisms across public institutions.",
    "Promote social equity measures to support stabilization and inclusion.",
    "Intensify anti-corruption efforts as part of political stabilization.",
    "Address competitiveness bottlenecks by:",
    "**Burundi: Selected Issues; IMF Country Report No. 22/258; July 7, 2022**"
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