GDP rebounded in the first quarter, growing 1.6% year-on-year and contrasting the 4.5% contraction recorded in the fourth quarter of...
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Slovenia: Economy records best result since Q4 2019 in the first quarter, but remains below pre-pandemic levels -
Latvia: Contraction in GDP softens again in Q1 The economy shrank 1.3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2021, according to detailed national accounts data released on 31... -
Estonia: Economy bounces back to growth in the first quarter of 2021 GDP rose 5.4% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2021, rebounding from the 1.2% drop logged in the prior quarter... -
Turkey: Economy grows at fastest rate in three years in the first quarter Economic growth soared in the opening quarter of the year, with GDP expanding 7.3% in annual terms—the fastest pace in... -
Serbia: Economy grows at much stronger pace than previously estimated in Q1 The economy performed better than previously estimated in the first quarter, with GDP expanding 1.7% year-on-year (previously reported: +1.2% yoy)... -
Japan: Industrial output growth picks up pace in April Industrial production grew 2.5% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in April, accelerating from March’s 1.7% increase. On an annual basis, industrial... -
Japan: Consumer sentiment falls further in May The consumer confidence survey fell to 34.1 in May, down from the 34.7 reading in April. As a result, the... -
Denmark: GDP falls back to contraction in Q1 Economic activity swung back into contraction in the first quarter of 2021, with GDP declining 1.3% in seasonally-adjusted quarter-on-quarter terms,... -
Belgium: Economy rebounds in the first quarter A second estimate confirmed that GDP rebounded on a seasonally-adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis in the first quarter, increasing 1.0% (previously reported:... -
Ghana: Central Bank cuts rates in May, surprising market analysts At its meeting on 19–21 May, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana surprised market analysts by lowering...