Welfare and Poverty Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic1Public Disclosure AuthorizedPublic Disclosure AuthorizedContentsAcronyms 3Acknowledgements 4Executive Summary 5Part 1: Recent Developments, Prospects, and Policies 121.1. Global and Regional Trends 121.2. Recent Developments in Sierra Leone: Growth 131.3. Sources of Sierra Leones Aggregate Growth 131.4. Fiscal Policy and Public Debt Dynamics 171.5. External Sector and Exchange Rate Dynamics 201.6. Monetar
