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  "summary": "This note develops a definition of a new category of countries (Low Income Developing Countries (acronym: LIDCs)) that can be deployed to (a) facilitate enhanced coverage of low income country issues in the Fund’s flagship products and (b) serve as a standardized definition of the “low income countr",
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      "content": "- This note develops a definition of a new category of countries: Low Income Developing Countries (acronym: LIDCs).\n- Purposes identified:\n  - (a) facilitate enhanced coverage of low income country issues in the Fund’s flagship products.\n  - (b) serve as a standardized definition of the “low income country” universe in staff analytical work.\n- Use of the proposed definition in analytical work would be encouraged, but it would not be required."
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      "content": "- Intended deployments:\n  - Enhanced coverage in flagship IMF products (e.g., World Economic Outlook).\n  - Standardization for staff analytical work concerning low-income countries.\n- The category name and acronym:\n  - Low Income Developing Countries (LIDCs)."
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    "This note develops a definition of a new category of countries: Low Income Developing Countries (acronym: LIDCs).",
    "Purposes identified:",
    "Use of the proposed definition in analytical work would be encouraged, but it would not be required.",
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    "The category name and acronym:",
    "Publication date: June 3, 2014",
    "Format label on page: Download PDF",
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    "Subjects listed: Classification of countries, Low-income developing countries, World Economic Outlook",
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