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  "title": "Union of the Comoros: First Review Under the Staff-Monitored Program and Request for Extension; and Staff Report",
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  "summary": "Comoros is a small, fragile island state (population: 850,000) with persistently low and shock-prone growth and a high risk of external debt distress. Officially recorded COVID-related casualties have remained low (4,569 infections and 151 deaths so far). Growth projections remain at 1.",
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      "content": "- Comoros is described as a small, fragile island state with persistently low and shock-prone growth and a high risk of external debt distress.\n- Population: 850,000.\n- Officially recorded COVID-related casualties: 4,569 infections and 151 deaths so far.\n- Growth projections: 1.6 percent in 2021 and 3.8 percent in 2022, supported in part by progress in vaccinations."
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      "content": "- Growth projection for 2021: 1.6 percent.\n- Growth projection for 2022: 3.8 percent.\n- The modest recovery in 2022 is explicitly linked to progress in vaccinations."
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      "content": "- Persistent low and shock-prone growth increases vulnerability.\n- High risk of external debt distress is highlighted as a central external-sector concern."
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    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400200717.002",
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    "Population: 850,000.",
    "Officially recorded COVID-related casualties: 4,569 infections and 151 deaths so far.",
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