1. IMF Ignores Proven Alternatives With Recommendations to Honduras
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...  This content analysis finds a consistent pattern of policy recommendations, which indicates (1) a macroeconomic policy that focuses on reducing spending and shrinking the size of government, in many ...

2. Growth in GDP Falls to 2.2 Percent in First Quarter
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... in the fourth quarter of 2011 and 1.8 percent in the quarter before that, but an across-the-board fall in government consumption and investment subtracted 0.60 percentage points from overall economic growth. ...