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  "title": "IMF Managing Director's Statement to the Development Committee, April 2019",
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  "summary": "While growth in advanced economies is losing momentum amid trade tensions and policy uncertainty, activity in many emerging and low-income developing countries (EMDEs) has remained more robust, supported by still favorable financing conditions.",
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      "heading": "Global economic outlook",
      "content": "- Growth in advanced economies is losing momentum amid trade tensions and policy uncertainty.\n- Downside risks to the global outlook are building."
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      "heading": "Emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs)",
      "content": "- Activity in many emerging and low-income developing countries (EMDEs) has remained more robust, supported by still favorable financing conditions.\n- Differences across EMDEs are large, however, and downside risks are building."
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      "heading": "Policy priorities and recommendations",
      "content": "- Enhance resilience in response to a more challenging global environment.\n- Create fiscal space for essential development spending.\n- Contain debt vulnerabilities.\n- Promote strong and inclusive growth."
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      "heading": "Public finance and development actions",
      "content": "- Strengthen revenue generating capacity.\n- Enhance public spending efficiency.\n- Address infrastructure gaps as critical steps for reaching the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.\n\nIMF Managing Director's Statement to the Development Committee, April 15, 2019 — International Monetary Fund.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- The Managing Director's Written Statement to the Developement Committee, April 2019, April 10, 2019\n  - The Managing Director's Written Statement to the Developement Committee, April 2019, April 10, 2019 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - The Managing Director's Written Statement to the Developement Committee, April 2019, April 10, 2019 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/policy-papers/issues/2019/04/15/md-statement-to-development-committee"
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    "Downside risks to the global outlook are building.",
    "Activity in many emerging and low-income developing countries (EMDEs) has remained more robust, supported by still favorable financing conditions.",
    "Differences across EMDEs are large, however, and downside risks are building.",
    "Enhance resilience in response to a more challenging global environment.",
    "Create fiscal space for essential development spending.",
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    "Promote strong and inclusive growth.",
    "Strengthen revenue generating capacity.",
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    "Address infrastructure gaps as critical steps for reaching the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.",
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