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  "title": "The Bahamas: 2020 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for The Bahamas",
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  "summary": "The economic impact of COVID-19 on The Bahamas is unprecedented. The archipelago was just recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Dorian in the fall of 2019, when the pandemic led to a sudden stop in tourism, the main source of income and employment.",
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      "heading": "Summary and Economic Impact",
      "content": "- The economic impact of COVID-19 on The Bahamas is unprecedented.\n- The archipelago was just recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Dorian in the fall of 2019 when the pandemic led to a sudden stop in tourism, the main source of income and employment.\n- The authorities mounted a rapid emergency response to support the economy and vulnerable households and put in place strict containment measures.\n- Amid limited testing and health resources, reopening the economy has been challenging."
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      "content": "- Subject: Commercial banks, COVID-19, Credit, Natural disasters, Public debt\n- Keywords: asset registry, central bank of The Bahamas, COVAX Facility, CR, IMF staff calculation, ISCR, loan moratoria"
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      "content": "- Tourism is identified as the main source of income and employment; the pandemic caused a sudden stop in tourism activity.\n- The Bahamas faced the compounded shock of Hurricane Dorian (fall of 2019) followed by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.\n- Emergency fiscal and containment measures were undertaken, but limited health-system capacity (testing and resources) has constrained reopening.\n\nInternational Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. \"The Bahamas: 2020 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for The Bahamas\", IMF Staff Country Reports 2021, 024 (2021), accessed 9/11/2026, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513567839.002\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- 1bhsea2021001\n  - 1bhsea2021001 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - 1bhsea2021001 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513567839.002",
    "The economic impact of COVID-19 on The Bahamas is unprecedented.",
    "The archipelago was just recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Dorian in the fall of 2019 when the pandemic led to a sudden stop in tourism, the main source of income and employment.",
    "The authorities mounted a rapid emergency response to support the economy and vulnerable households and put in place strict containment measures.",
    "Amid limited testing and health resources, reopening the economy has been challenging.",
    "Subject: Commercial banks, COVID-19, Credit, Natural disasters, Public debt",
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    "Tourism is identified as the main source of income and employment; the pandemic caused a sudden stop in tourism activity.",
    "The Bahamas faced the compounded shock of Hurricane Dorian (fall of 2019) followed by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.",
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