## The Gambia: Second Review Under the Extended Credit Facility Arrangement-Press Release; and Staff Report

_IMF Staff Country Reports, June 9, 2021_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: June 9, 2021
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- Volume: 2021
- Issue: 109
- Pages: 78
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513572819.002

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### Overview and context
- Publication date: June 9, 2021
- Core summary:
  - The Gambia is experiencing a second wave of COVID-19 cases.
  - The vaccination campaign started in early March 2021, but the pace is slow, due to vaccine availability and hesitancy.
  - Presidential and parliamentary elections are planned for December 2021 and April 2022, respectively.
- Subject tags: COVID-19; Credit; Debt service; External debt; Health; International organization; Monetary policy; Money; Public debt; Revenue administration
- Keywords: COVID-19; Credit; Debt service; fiscal policy prioritization; Global; inflation development; monetary policy stance; public finance; reform agenda; transparency policy; vaccination campaign

### Key findings and economic implications
- Public health and vaccination:
  - Second wave of COVID-19 is ongoing as of the report.
  - Vaccination campaign initiation: early March 2021.
  - Pace of vaccination: slow, attributable to vaccine availability and hesitancy.
- Political calendar and risks:
  - Presidential elections planned for December 2021.
  - Parliamentary elections planned for April 2022.
  - Electoral timeline implies near-term political events that may affect policy implementation and macroeconomic stability.
- Fiscal and financial context (as indicated by subject and keywords):
  - Focus areas include credit, debt service, external debt, public debt, and revenue administration.
  - Fiscal policy prioritization and reform agenda are highlighted as policy-relevant themes.
- Monetary and inflation context:
  - Monetary policy stance and inflation development are named topics, indicating relevance to macroeconomic management.

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