On 31 August, Colombia’s Central Bank (BanRep) decided to cut the benchmark interest rate by another 25 basis points to...
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Colombia: BanRep cuts policy rate to new historical low in August -
Slovenia: Economy contracts at record pace in Q2 as the pandemic bites GDP shrank 13.0% on an annual basis in the second quarter, down from the first quarter’s 2.5% decline and marking... -
Portugal: Economy enters recession in Q2, recording largest drop on record A second GDP estimate released by the National Statistics Institute on 31 August showed the economy shrank 13.9% in seasonally-adjusted... -
Kenya: Inflation remains stable in August Consumer prices rose 0.20% in seasonally-adjusted month-on-month terms in August, accelerating from July’s 0.08% increase. August’s reading largely reflected higher... -
Vietnam: Industrial output deteriorates in August Industrial production fell 0.6% year-on-year in August (July: +1.8% yoy), chiefly due to weaker mining activity and stagnant manufacturing. The... -
Vietnam: Inflation decreases in August Consumer prices increased 0.07% in August over the previous month, after the 0.40% rise logged in July. August’s result marked... -
New Zealand: Consumer confidence drops in August The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence indicator dropped to 100.2 in August from July’s 104.3, suggesting increased wariness amid a resurgence... -
Finland: Economy records sharpest contraction in over a decade in Q2 GDP dived 4.5% in seasonally-adjusted quarter-on-quarter terms in Q2, worsening from Q1’s contraction of 1.9% and marking the third consecutive... -
Sweden: GDP records largest contraction on record in Q2 GDP contracted a record 8.3% in the second quarter on a seasonally-adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis (Q1: +0.8% s.a. qoq), worsening markedly... -
Canada: GDP records largest contraction on record in Q2 GDP declined at a quicker rate of 38.7% in seasonally-adjusted annualized terms (SAAR) in the second quarter, well below the...