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  "title": "Food and Fuel Prices-Recent Developments, Macroeconomic Impact, and Policy Responses—An Update",
  "publication": "Policy Papers, September 19, 2008",
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  "summary": "This report updates the macroeconomic assessment of the impact of global food and fuel price increases provided in the IMF June 2008 Board paper: Food and Fuel Prices—Recent Developments, Macroeconomic Impact, and Policy Response.",
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      "content": "- Updates the macroeconomic assessment of the impact of global food and fuel price increases provided in the IMF June 2008 Board paper: Food and Fuel Prices—Recent Developments, Macroeconomic Impact, and Policy Response.\n- Publication date: September 19, 2008.\n- Citation capture: Food and Fuel Prices-Recent Developments, Macroeconomic Impact, and Policy Responses—An Update, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 0) accessed 9/18/2026."
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      "heading": "Recent Developments in Prices",
      "content": "- Food and oil prices peaked in early summer.\n- Oil prices surged to levels envisaged under the most adverse scenario presented in the June paper."
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      "heading": "Macroeconomic Impact",
      "content": "- Effects of higher prices intensified on:\n  - Balance of payments.\n  - Budgets.\n  - Domestic prices.\n- A large group of low- and middle-income countries is experiencing:\n  - A substantial weakening of their balance of payments.\n  - Higher inflation."
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      "content": "- Findings reinforce the importance of adopting appropriate policies to:\n  - Maintain macroeconomic stability.\n  - Protect the poor.\n\nSource: Food and Fuel Prices-Recent Developments, Macroeconomic Impact, and Policy Responses—An Update (September 19, 2008).\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- 091908 - Executive Summary\n  - 091908 - Executive Summary (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - 091908 - Executive Summary (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/policy-papers/issues/2016/12/31/food-and-fuel-prices-recent-developments-macroeconomic-impact-and-policy-responses-an-update-pp4280"
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