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IMF Country Report No. 21/266
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IMF Country Report No. 21/266
THE GAMBIA
SELECTED ISSUES
December 2021
This Selected Issues Paper on The Gambia was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with the member country. It is based on the information available at the time it was completed on November 8, 2021.
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THE GAMBIA
SELECTED ISSUES
November 8, 2021
Approved By
Annalisa Fedelino
Prepared by Mamadou Barry, Francis Kumah, Jean-Claude Z. Nachega, Laurent Kemoe, Bernard Mendy, and Shivani Singh.
Contents
THE GAMBIA—TOWARDS A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE POST-PANDEMIC ECONOMIC RECOVERY
A. Background: Pre-Pandemic Economic Performance
B. The Pandemic and Containment Efforts
C. Socio-Economic Impacts
D. The Way Forward to a More Sustainable and Inclusive Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery
FIGURES
1. Pre-Pandemic Economic Performance and Social Performance
2. COVID-19 Dashboard, 2020-Sept-2021
3. Socio-Economic Impact of COVID-19
4. Remittances flows 2020–21
5. Health Access Indicators, Most Recent Observations
6. Enhanced Digital Access Index, 2019
7. Financial Inclusion in Gambia
TABLES
1. COVID-19 Additional Spending in 2020
2. Donor COVID-19 Support in 2020–21
3. Increase in Digital Transactions, 2020–21
4. Gender Gap Indicators, Most Recent Available Date
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