structural adjustment

noun

The offering of loans by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to countries experiencing economic crisis, with the aim of adjusting their economic structure, improving international competitiveness, and restoring the balance of payments.

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Meanings

nounstructural adjustment (countable and uncountable, plural structural adjustments)

plural structural adjustments

  1. countableuncountableeconomicsThe offering of loans by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to countries experiencing economic crisis, with the aim of adjusting their economic structure, improving international competitiveness, and restoring the balance of payments.
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