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  "title": "Mali: Second Review Under the Staff-Monitored Program-Press Release; and Staff Report",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, July 6, 2026",
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      "content": "- A 50-percent-of-quota disbursement under the Rapid Credit Facility (about US$129 million) was approved on April 16, 2025, to help address urgent balance-of-payments challenges.\n- The disbursement followed the approval of a Staff-monitored Program (SMP) by management, designed to build a policy track record towards an upper credit tranche (UCT) arrangement.\n- The RCF disbursement helped mitigate the impact of the severe 2024 flooding amid tight financing conditions."
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      "heading": "Subject areas highlighted",
      "content": "- Commodities\n- Economic sectors\n- Expenditure\n- Gold\n- Mining sector\n- Public debt\n- Revenue administration\n\nInternational Monetary Fund. Mali: Second Review Under the Staff-Monitored Program-Press Release; and Staff Report, July 6, 2026.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- 1mliea2026001\n  - 1mliea2026001 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - 1mliea2026001 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
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