01755cas a2200289 a 4500 AALejournalIMF022689 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 20.00 USD 9798400208652 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. Belize : 2022 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2022. 1 online resource (64 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The COVID-19 pandemic had a severe impact on Belize in 2020, leading to a 16.7 percent contraction in real GDP and a rise in public debt to an unsustainable level of 133 percent of GDP. To address this situation, the government presented a medium-term plan to lower public debt to 85 percent of GDP in 2025 and 70 percent in 2030 by implementing fiscal consolidation, structural reforms, and debt restructuring. Significant progress towards restoring debt sustainability was made in 2021. Mode of access: Internet International Agreements and Observance imf International Organizations imf Monetary Policy imf Belize imf IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2022/133 Full text available on IMF https://elibrary.imf.org/openurl?genre=journal&issn=1934-7685&volume=2022&issue=133 IMF e-Library