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  "title": "Uganda: 2026 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Uganda",
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  "summary": "Uganda’s robust growth momentum continues, supported by strong domestic demand, low inflation, and a pickup in private sector credit growth.",
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      "content": "- A prolonged or intensified conflict in the Middle East poses a significant downside risk in the near term.\n- Other risks include tighter global financial conditions, further delays in oil production, and climate‑related shocks."
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      "content": "- Subjects: Commodities, Exchange rates, External debt, Foreign exchange, Oil, Public debt\n- Keywords: central bank, digital currency, exchange rate, Exchange rates, expenditure discipline, expenditure prioritization, foreign exchange market, Global, Imf executive board, inflation expectation, Middle East, Oil, policy buffer, SDR million\n\nUganda: 2026 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Uganda — August 6, 2026\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Uganda: IMF staff report\n  - Uganda: IMF staff report (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Uganda: IMF staff report (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229057073.002",
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    "Subjects: Commodities, Exchange rates, External debt, Foreign exchange, Oil, Public debt",
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