At its end-March meeting, the Central Bank (BCRD) kept the policy rate at 3.00% for the seventh month running. The...
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Korea: Business confidence hits multi-year high in April Business confidence amid manufacturing firms came in at 91.0 in April, up notably from March’s 85.0. April’s result marked the... -
Poland: Inflation hits six-month high in March According to a preliminary estimate, consumer prices increased 1.00% in March over the previous month, picking up from the 0.50%... -
Ecuador: GDP contraction moderates in Q4 Economic activity contracted at a milder pace of 7.2% in annual terms in the final quarter of 2020, following Q3’s... -
Costa Rica: GDP further eases its contraction in Q4 The economy shrank in the final quarter of 2020, albeit at a notably more moderate pace than in the third... -
Italy: Inflation hits near two-year high in March Consumer prices rose 0.29% over the previous month in March, following February’s 0.10% increase, according to a preliminary estimate. Inflation... -
Chile: Central Bank stays put in March At its 30 March meeting, the board of the Central Bank of Chile unanimously decided to keep the monetary policy... -
Hong Kong: Retail sales rise for the first time since January 2019 in February Retail sales jumped 30.0% in year-on-year terms in February, after falling 13.7% in January. Looking at the details of the... -
Dominican Republic: Economic activity notches quickest growth since February 2020 in February Economic activity expanded 1.1% compared to the same month a year earlier in February, which contrasted January’s 1.8% decrease. February’s... -
Switzerland: KOF Economic Barometer picks up in March The KOF Economic Barometer jumped to 117.8 in March from February’s 102.6. March’s result marked the strongest reading since June...