Republic of Congo Economic Update, 8th Editon
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World Bank, Washington, DC
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The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a
relatively modest toll on human lives in the Republic of
Congo according to official data but has exacerbated an
already fragile Congolese economy. As of September 28, 2021,
the Republic of Congo has had 14,244 confirmed cases and 193
deaths, corresponding to a mortality rate of 3.4 per 100,000
population against the global rate of about 60.5. The
relative low number of COVID-19 tests performed thus far in
the country and findings from seroprevalence studies suggest
that the true number of infections may be far higher than
the number of confirmed cases. The Congolese economy is
estimated to have contracted by 7.9 percent in 2020 compared
to a pre-pandemicforecast of a positive growth rate of 4.6
percent, the sixth consecutive year of recession. The
Congolese Government took early measures to prevent the
spread of the coronavirus. Mobility across the country was
restricted to essential goods and services.
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ECONOMIC GROWTH, CORONAVIRUS, COVID-19, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, PANDEMIC IMPACT, FISCAL SPACE, DEBT SUSTAINABILITY, POVERTY, COPING MECHANISMS, FOOD SECURITY, BUSINESS SLOWDOWN, RECOVERY