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  "title": "St. Kitts and Nevis: 2023 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for St. Kitts and Nevis",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, March 31, 2023",
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  "summary": "This 2023 Article IV Consultation discusses that St. Kitts and Nevis’ economic growth rebounded strongly in 2022 despite global headwinds. GDP is estimated to have grown by 9 percent in 2022 after contracting 14.5 percent in 2020 and 0.9 percent in 2021.",
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      "heading": "Economic performance and outlook",
      "content": "- GDP is estimated to have grown by 9 percent in 2022 after contracting 14.5 percent in 2020 and 0.9 percent in 2021.\n- Return to the pre-pandemic activity level is expected by end-2024.\n- Beyond end-2024, growth should converge toward its medium-term path.\n- Risks to the outlook are tilted to the downside in the short term, with some upside potential in the medium term."
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      "heading": "Fiscal stance and projections",
      "content": "- The budget is expected to be broadly balanced through 2025 and then go into deficits—predicated on current policies."
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      "heading": "Key challenges and vulnerabilities",
      "content": "- The new government appointed following the 2022 general election faces important challenges.\n- Concerns over CBI resources’ sustainability.\n- Pressing need to invest in resilience to natural disasters.\n- Addressing concerns related to the systemic bank should be a priority."
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      "heading": "Policy priorities and recommendations",
      "content": "- Preserve the country’s legacy of fiscal prudence while managing constraints from CBI sustainability concerns.\n- Prioritize and sequence policies adequately to reconcile fiscal prudence with investment needs for disaster resilience.\n- Make addressing systemic bank-related concerns a priority in the policy agenda.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- 1knaea2023002\n  - 1knaea2023002 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - 1knaea2023002 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: March 31, 2023",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400239748.002",
    "GDP is estimated to have grown by 9 percent in 2022 after contracting 14.5 percent in 2020 and 0.9 percent in 2021.",
    "Return to the pre-pandemic activity level is expected by end-2024.",
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    "The budget is expected to be broadly balanced through 2025 and then go into deficits—predicated on current policies.",
    "The new government appointed following the 2022 general election faces important challenges.",
    "Concerns over CBI resources’ sustainability.",
    "Pressing need to invest in resilience to natural disasters.",
    "Addressing concerns related to the systemic bank should be a priority.",
    "Preserve the country’s legacy of fiscal prudence while managing constraints from CBI sustainability concerns.",
    "Prioritize and sequence policies adequately to reconcile fiscal prudence with investment needs for disaster resilience.",
    "Make addressing systemic bank-related concerns a priority in the policy agenda.",
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