At its meeting on 27 January, the Central Bank of Costa Rica opted to leave the monetary policy rate at...
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Costa Rica: Central Bank maintains monetary policy at January meeting -
Brazil: Industrial business confidence index falls for sixth month running in January The Getulio Vargas Foundation’s (Fundação Getúlio Vargas) industrial business confidence index came in at 98.4 in January, down from 100.1... -
Czech Republic: Economic sentiment weakens in January amid tighter coronavirus restrictions The economic sentiment indicator, published by the Czech Statistical Office (CSO), dropped to 87.3 in January (December: 88.6). The business... -
Turkey: Business confidence improves to near three-year high in January Business confidence rose to a 32-month high of 107.0 in January from December’s 106.8. As such, the index moved further... -
United Kingdom: Furlough scheme continues to buttress the labor market According to the ONS, in September–November the unemployment rate rose to 5.0%—an over four-year high, and up from 4.9% in... -
Korea: Economy contracts at sharper pace in final quarter of 2020 According to a preliminary estimate, GDP dropped at a quicker rate of 1.4% year-on-year in the final quarter of 2020,... -
Brazil: Consumer confidence hits seven-month low in January The seasonally-adjusted consumer confidence index published by the Getulio Vargas Foundation fell to 75.8 in January from December’s 78.5 and... -
Germany: Business confidence deteriorates in January Business confidence in Germany’s private sector fell from 92.2 in December to 90.1 in January, the lowest level since July... -
Kazakhstan: Central Bank keeps rates unchanged in January The National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) decided to keep the base rate at 9.00% at its 25 January meeting, marking... -
Russia: Decline in industrial activity softens in December Industrial output dropped 0.2% compared to the same month a year earlier in December, which was above November’s 1.5% decrease....