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  "title": "Mauritius: 2021 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Mauritius",
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  "summary": "Economic Impact of the Pandemic and Policy Responses. Mauritius has been successful in containing the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to strict health measures but the halt in tourism has significantly affected its tourism-dependent economy.",
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      "content": "- Stimulus measures included:\n  - A wage subsidy.\n  - Income support for the self-employed.\n- These measures provided support to firms and households."
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      "content": "- Subject areas covered: Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), COVID-19, Crime, Economic sectors, Foreign exchange, Health, International organization, Monetary policy, Public debt, Tourism.\n- Keywords: Africa, Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), borrowing requirement, COVID-19, CPI compilation method, draft budget, Global, liability positions vis-à-vis nonresident, revenue projection, Tourism.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- 1. Real Sector Developments\n  - 1. Real Sector Developments (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - 1. Real Sector Developments (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: June 28, 2021",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513588582.002",
    "Mauritius contained the COVID-19 pandemic through strict health measures.",
    "The halt in tourism has significantly affected Mauritius’s tourism-dependent economy.",
    "A comprehensive set of stimulus measures was implemented to mitigate the economic impact.",
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    "These measures provided support to firms and households.",
    "Subject areas covered: Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), COVID-19, Crime, Economic sectors, Foreign exchange, Health, International organization, Monetary policy, Public debt, Tourism.",
    "Keywords: Africa, Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), borrowing requirement, COVID-19, CPI compilation method, draft budget, Global, liability positions vis-à-vis nonresident, revenue projection, Tourism.",
    "**1. Real Sector Developments**"
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