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  "id": 14140182,
  "title": "IMF Raises Japan's 2026 Growth Forecast to 0.7 Pct",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/imf-raises-japans-2026-growth-forecast-to-0-7-pct",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-13T06:31:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026101300382/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Bangkok, Oct. 13 (Jiji Press)--The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday raised its economic growth projection for Japan to 0.7 pct for 2026, up 0.1 percentage point from its July forecast. The IMF's World Economic Outlook report cited \"fiscal support measures partly cushioning the impact from higher energy prices.\" Japan's growth rate is now expected to be 0.7 pct in 2027, unchanged fr...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}