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Philippines: Growth in remittances continues to pick up in August
October 16, 2017
In August, cash remittances from Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) reached USD 2.5 billion, a 7.8% increase from the same month of the previous year.
India: Price pressures moderate in September
October 16, 2017
Consumer prices decreased 0.15% from the previous month in September, which contrasted the 0.89% increase recorded in the previous month.
China: Inflation falls in September
October 16, 2017
In September, consumer prices rose 0.5% from the previous month, up from August’s 0.4% increase.
China: M2 and new yuan loans rise in September
October 16, 2017
Chinese banks extended CNY 1.27 trillion (USD 193 billion) in new yuan loans in September, above August’s CNY 1.09 trillion.
Indonesia: Trade surplus rises in September
October 16, 2017
According to Statistics Indonesia (BPS), a trade surplus of USD 1.8 billion was recorded in September (September 2016: USD 1.3 billion), handily beating the USD 1.2 billion surplus that market analysts had expected. Exports grew 15.6% annually in September, slowing from the 19.4% expansion recorded in August.
China: President Xi expected to cement grip on power at 19th National Communist Party Congress as new party leadership is unveiled
October 16, 2017
Top policymakers will gather in Beijing on 18 October for the twice-a-decade National Congress of the Communist Party of China (NCCPC).
Peru: Central Bank leaves policy interest rate unchanged in October
October 14, 2017
At its 12 October monetary policy meeting, the Central Bank left the policy interest rate unchanged at 3.50%—as expected by the majority of analysts—following three cuts earlier this year, most recently on 14 September.
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