At its 29 March meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of Kenya’s Central Bank decided to maintain the Central Bank rate...
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Vietnam: Economy records solid growth in Q1 GDP growth clocked in at 4.5% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2021, matching the growth rate from Q4 2020.... -
Vietnam: Inflation rises in March Consumer prices fell 0.27% over the previous month in March, swinging from the 1.52% rise logged in February. March’s result... -
Italy: Draghi government unveils fresh stimulus package, while hinting at more to come On 19 March, the recently sworn-in governing coalition approved a EUR 32 billion support package aiming to revive the Italian... -
Germany: Business confidence ticks up in March Business confidence rose to 96.6 in March, the highest print since June 2019, from 92.7 in February. That said, the... -
Germany: Consumer sentiment expected to rise but to remain pessimistic in April The GfK consumer climate index is expected to rise to minus 6.2 in April from March’s minus 12.7, with sentiment... -
Mexico: Merchandise exports contract at a milder rate in February Merchandise exports fell 1.1% year-on-year in February (January: -2.6% year-on-year), driven by lower non-oil exports. In contrast, oil exports expanded... -
Italy: Consumer confidence weakens in March The consumer confidence index dropped to 100.9 in March, from 101.4 in February, which had marked a five-month high. March’s... -
Italy: Business confidence improves in March The National Institute of Statistics (Istat)’s composite business confidence indicator (Clima di Fiducia delle Imprese Italiane, IESE)—which covers the manufacturing,... -
Netherlands: Economy contracts marginally in the fourth quarter of 2020 A second reading of national accounts data confirmed the preliminary estimate of a 0.1% quarter-on-quarter contraction in the final quarter...