On 21 March, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) held a special monetary policy committee meeting, originally scheduled for 24...
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Egypt: Central Bank delivers first rate hike since July 2017 at special meeting in March -
Chile: GDP growth records slowest increase since Q1 2021 in the fourth quarter GDP growth moderated to 12.0% year-on-year in the fourth quarter, from 17.2% in the third quarter. On a seasonally-adjusted quarter-on-quarter... -
Euro Area: Industrial production stable in January Industrial output was stable over the previous month in seasonally-adjusted terms in January, mirroring December’s 1.3% increase. January’s result reflected... -
New Zealand: The economy rebounds in Q4 due to the easing of lockdowns GDP increased 3.0% in seasonally-adjusted quarter-on-quarter terms in Q4, amid the easing of Covid-19 restrictions. The result, which followed Q3’s... -
Ghana: Cedi weakens amid unfavorable external pressures and limited access to markets The Russian invasion of Ukraine drove commodity prices up and exerted external pressure on the Ghanaian currency. This comes on... -
Russia: Central Bank keeps rate at 20.00%, expects GDP to contract this year At its meeting on 18 March, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (CBR) held its key interest rate stable... -
Japan: Core inflation nears two-year high in February Core consumer prices—which exclude fresh food—increased 0.40% in February over the previous month, rising from the flat result logged in... -
Poland: Industrial output growth wanes in February Industrial production increased 17.6% year-on-year in February, easing from January’s 19.2% rise. The slowdown was largely due to a deterioration... -
Japan: Bank of Japan keeps rates unchanged at March meeting At its meeting ending on 18 March, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept its monetary policy parameters unchanged, as widely... -
Canada: House price growth eases in February According to the Teranet-National Bank Composite House Price Index, house prices increased 0.3% month-on-month on a non-seasonally-adjusted basis in February,...