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  "title": "Development Committee: The Managing Director's Written Statement",
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  "summary": "The global economy is undergoing a profound transformation, and uncertainty runs high. The outlook points to dim growth prospects, both in the short and the medium term, though with notable variations across countries and regions.",
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      "heading": "Global outlook and risks",
      "content": "- The global economy is undergoing a profound transformation, and uncertainty runs high.\n- The outlook points to dim growth prospects, both in the short and the medium term, though with notable variations across countries and regions.\n- The world’s poorest economies are particularly at risk of seeing their growth momentum decelerate and their per capita income gap relative to advanced economies widen."
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      "heading": "Challenges facing Low-Income Developing Countries (LIDCs)",
      "content": "- LIDCs face specific challenges, including:\n  - high debt vulnerabilities,\n  - a dearth of external financing flows,\n  - cuts to official aid,\n  - more restrictive immigration policies.\n- For LIDCs, strengthening capacity to mobilize domestic resources and implement growth-enhancing reforms is crucial.\n- In parallel, donors should explore ways to mobilize more development assistance."
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      "heading": "Policy priorities and recommended actions",
      "content": "- Implement credible and sustainable policy actions.\n- Build resilience against shocks.\n- Safeguard macroeconomic and financial stability.\n- Undertake structural reforms to unlock private sector-led growth."
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    "The global economy is undergoing a profound transformation, and uncertainty runs high.",
    "The outlook points to dim growth prospects, both in the short and the medium term, though with notable variations across countries and regions.",
    "The world’s poorest economies are particularly at risk of seeing their growth momentum decelerate and their per capita income gap relative to advanced economies widen.",
    "LIDCs face specific challenges, including:",
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    "In parallel, donors should explore ways to mobilize more development assistance.",
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