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Guatemala: 2021 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Guatemala
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International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
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IMF Staff Country Reports
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2021: Issue 111
Language:
English
Publication Date:
11 Jun 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513573205.002
ISBN:
9781513573205
ISSN:
1934-7685
Pages:
69
Keywords:
expectations stable; disaster risk policy; remittance inflow; family remittance; public debt level; COVID-19; Remittances; Natural disasters; Government finance statistics; Global; Central America
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Guatemala has managed to keep infections and deaths moderate during the pandemic. The economic impact of COVID-19 has been mild given an early reopening of the economy, unprecedented policy support, and resilient remittances and exports. However, despite large-scale government interventions to support households, poverty and malnutrition have deteriorated following COVID-19 and the two major hurricanes battering Guatemala last November.
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Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
IMF Staff Country Reports
ISSN:
1934-7685
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
Volume 2021: Issue 111