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measures, such as accounting, budget process, treasury management, government banking, and others, that are difficult to sequence and take a long time to achieve. Thus the first platform is itself ambiguous and could involve reforms that extend beyond the timeline of most governments. 4. This has long been recognized in setting fiscal targets under IMF programs.
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