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  "title": "Regional Economic Outlook for Europe | April 2021",
  "publication": "Europe, April 12, 2021",
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  "summary": "<span style=\"font-family: MuseoSans-300, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16.128px;\">With new waves of COVID-19 infections hitting Europe, the recovery remains halting. However, vaccinations are progressing and thus Europe’s GDP growth is projected to rebound by 4.5 percent in 2021.",
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      "heading": "Overview and Projection",
      "content": "- New waves of COVID-19 infections are hitting Europe and the recovery remains halting.\n- Vaccinations are progressing.\n- Europe’s GDP growth is projected to rebound by 4.5 percent in 2021."
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      "heading": "Priorities and Policy Recommendations",
      "content": "- Main priority: quickly ramp up the production and administration of vaccines.\n- Continue providing emergency support to households and firms during the pandemic.\n- Prepare measures to stimulate hiring and investment once the pandemic is under control."
    },
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      "heading": "Expected Benefits of Recommended Measures",
      "content": "- A quicker and fuller recovery by reducing scarring from:\n  - unemployment,\n  - missed education and training,\n  - low investment.\n\nRegional Economic Outlook for Europe | April 2021 — IMF\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- annext\n  - annext (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - annext (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n- Full Report\n  - Full Report (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Full Report (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\n References\n\n- Sign up to receive free e-mail notices when new series and/or country items are posted on the IMF website.\n- Modify your profile\n- From Vaccines to V-Shaped Recovery in Europe\n- https://www.imf.org/en/home\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/reo/eu/issues/2021/04/12/regional-economic-outlook-for-europe"
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    "Vaccinations are progressing.",
    "Europe’s GDP growth is projected to rebound by 4.5 percent in 2021.",
    "Main priority: quickly ramp up the production and administration of vaccines.",
    "Continue providing emergency support to households and firms during the pandemic.",
    "Prepare measures to stimulate hiring and investment once the pandemic is under control.",
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    "[From Vaccines to V-Shaped Recovery in Europe](https://blogs.imf.org/2021/04/14/from-vaccines-to-v-shaped-recovery-in-europe/)",
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