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  "title": "Guatemala: 2026 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, August 5, 2026",
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  "summary": "Sound fundamentals—low and stable inflation, solid fiscal and external buffers, and current account surpluses—put Guatemala in a strong position to face ongoing high uncertainty. However, growth potential remains constrained by poor public infrastructure, which dampens private investment.",
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      "content": "- Sound fundamentals: low and stable inflation, solid fiscal and external buffers, and current account surpluses.\n- Growth constraints: growth potential remains constrained by poor public infrastructure, which dampens private investment.\n- Remittances: large remittances support consumption but complicate monetary policy and put pressure on competitiveness."
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      "content": "- Inflation: described as low and stable.\n- Fiscal position: characterized as having solid fiscal buffers.\n- External position: characterized as having solid external buffers and current account surpluses."
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      "content": "- Public infrastructure: poor public infrastructure is a binding constraint on growth and private investment.\n- Remittances: large remittances create trade-offs by supporting consumption while complicating monetary policy and exerting pressure on competitiveness.\n- Uncertainty: the country is in a strong position to face ongoing high uncertainty due to its fundamentals.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- 1gtmea2026001\n  - 1gtmea2026001 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - 1gtmea2026001 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: August 5, 2026",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "Volume: 2026",
    "Pages: 78",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229057417.002",
    "Sound fundamentals: low and stable inflation, solid fiscal and external buffers, and current account surpluses.",
    "Growth constraints: growth potential remains constrained by poor public infrastructure, which dampens private investment.",
    "Remittances: large remittances support consumption but complicate monetary policy and put pressure on competitiveness.",
    "Fiscal position: characterized as having solid fiscal buffers.",
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    "Public infrastructure: poor public infrastructure is a binding constraint on growth and private investment.",
    "Remittances: large remittances create trade-offs by supporting consumption while complicating monetary policy and exerting pressure on competitiveness.",
    "Uncertainty: the country is in a strong position to face ongoing high uncertainty due to its fundamentals.",
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