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  "title": "Solomon Islands: 2021 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Solomon Islands",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, January 21, 2022",
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  "summary": "Strong and timely containment measures have successfully prevented a domestic COVID-19 outbreak but have also weighed on economic activity and aggravated pre-existing socio-economic tensions.",
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      "content": "- Strong and timely containment measures have successfully prevented a domestic COVID-19 outbreak but have also weighed on economic activity and aggravated pre-existing socio-economic tensions.\n- Following a contraction in 2020, growth is projected to recover gradually starting this year and to gain strength as containment measures are relaxed and borders re-opened.\n- Elevated pandemic-related uncertainties as well as longstanding social, economic and governance challenges and vulnerability to natural disasters pose headwinds to inclusive growth.\n- Despite strong external buffers, weaker fiscal position increases vulnerability to shocks, while the decline in logging weighs on fiscal revenues and growth prospects."
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      "heading": "Economic outlook and risks",
      "content": "- Growth trajectory:\n  - Contraction in 2020.\n  - Projected gradual recovery starting this year, with stronger growth as containment measures are relaxed and borders re-opened.\n- Key risks and headwinds:\n  - Elevated pandemic-related uncertainties.\n  - Longstanding social, economic, and governance challenges.\n  - Vulnerability to natural disasters.\n  - Decline in logging affecting fiscal revenues and growth prospects."
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      "content": "- External sector:\n  - Strong external buffers are in place.\n- Fiscal position:\n  - Weaker fiscal position increases vulnerability to shocks.\n  - Decline in logging is a negative factor for fiscal revenues."
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      "content": "- Maintain effective public health containment to prevent domestic COVID-19 outbreaks while addressing the economic costs of such measures.\n- Prepare for gradual reopening:\n  - Policies to support recovery as containment measures are relaxed and borders re-opened.\n- Strengthen resilience:\n  - Address pandemic-related uncertainties, social, economic, and governance challenges, and natural disaster vulnerability to support inclusive growth.\n- Fiscal management:\n  - Mitigate increased vulnerability from a weaker fiscal position and respond to revenue pressures from the decline in logging.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- 1slbea2022001\n  - 1slbea2022001 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - 1slbea2022001 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: January 21, 2022",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400200106.002",
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