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 # Dynare Reporting
 
 Originally designed to provide reporting functionality for
-[Dynare](http://www.dynare.org), it has been moved to its own
-repository in the hopes that it can be used without obliging the user
-to download Dynare in its entirety.
+[Dynare](https://www.dynare.org), it has been moved to its own repository in the
+hopes that it can be used without obliging the user to download Dynare in its
+entirety.
 
 # License
 
-Dynare Reporting is covered by the GNU General Public Licence version 3 or later
-(see [LICENSE.md](LICENSE.md) in the Dynare Reporting distribution for
+Dynare Reporting is covered by the GNU General Public Licence version 3 or
+later (see [LICENSE.md](LICENSE.md) in the Dynare Reporting distribution for
 specifics).
 
 # Obtain the code that Dynare Reporting depends on
 
 Dynare ```reporting``` depends on the Dynare
-[```dates```](https://git.dynare.org/Dynare/dates) and
-[```dseries```](https://git.dynare.org/Dynare/dseries) repositories and on
+[```dseries```](https://git.dynare.org/Dynare/dseries) repository and on
 utility functions from the [```dynare```](https://git.dynare.org/Dynare/dynare)
 repository, located in ```dynare/matlab/utilities/general```
 
@@ -23,11 +22,11 @@ repository, located in ```dynare/matlab/utilities/general```
 
 - Open Matlab/Octave
 - Change into the ```reporting``` directory
-- Ensure that the [```dates```](https://git.dynare.org/Dynare/dates)
-  and [```dseries```](https://git.dynare.org/Dynare/dseries)
-  directories are in your path and initialized correctly (follow the
-  directions on the respective sites)
-- Add ```<<dynare>>/matlab/utilities/general``` to your path where ```<<dynare>>``` refers to the base of your Dynare installation
+- Ensure that the [```dseries```](https://git.dynare.org/Dynare/dseries)
+  directory is in your path and initialized correctly (follow the directions on
+  the repository site)
+- Add ```<<dynare>>/matlab/utilities/general``` to your path where
+  ```<<dynare>>``` refers to the base of your Dynare installation
 - Run ```initialize_reporting_toolbox```
 - Use the reporting code as outlined in the Dynare documentation