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  "title": "Haiti: Second Review Under the Staff-Monitored Program and Request for Extension—Press Release; and Staff Report",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, December 16, 2025",
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  "summary": "Haiti continues to face exceptional challenges amid a deteriorating security environment and institutional fragility. Gang violence has intensified, undermining state authority and disrupting economic activity.",
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      "content": "- Haiti continues to face exceptional challenges amid a deteriorating security environment and institutional fragility.\n- Gang violence has intensified, undermining state authority and disrupting economic activity.\n- Uncertainty persists over the political transition and the feasibility of holding general elections in 2026.\n- The United Nations Security Council’s authorization to deploy a new Gang Suppression Force and the establishment of a United Nations Support Office for Haiti mark a potential turning point for the country.\n- Security gains will take time to materialize and will require international support."
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      "content": "- Intensified gang violence is weakening state authority and disrupting economic activity.\n- Political transition remains uncertain, with doubts about holding general elections in 2026.\n- Recent international actions:\n  - United Nations Security Council authorization to deploy a new Gang Suppression Force.\n  - Establishment of a United Nations Support Office for Haiti.\n- Anticipated trajectory: potential turning point contingent on sustained international support and time for security improvements to materialize."
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