The economy gained traction in the final quarter of 2019, with growth accelerating to 5.5% year-on-year from the revised 5.2%...
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Ukraine: Industrial output falls at sharpest pace in over four years in March Industrial production fell 7.7% over the same month last year in March, after a 1.5% drop in February and marking... -
Korea: Consumer sentiment continues to slump in April The Bank of Korea’s composite consumer sentiment index nosedived to 70.8 in April from 78.4 in March. Consequently, the index... -
Angola: Kwanza plunges to record low in April amid fallout from Covid-19 The Angolan kwanza continued to plummet against the U.S. dollar through much of April, as global oil prices collapsed and... -
South Africa: Government unveils stimulus to contain the impact of Covid-19 amid a dire fiscal outlook On 21 April, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced measures to combat the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic totaling ZAR 500... -
Poland: Coronavirus crisis strikes historic blow to business sentiment in April Manufacturing-sector business confidence collapsed in April, sunk by the health and economic crisis unleashed by Covid-19 associated containment measures. According... -
Kazakhstan: Central Bank stands pat in second April meeting At an emergency meeting on 27 April, the National Bank of Kazakhstan left the base rate at 9.50% and the... -
Dominican Republic: Economy gains steam before Covid-19 arrives Economic activity grew 5.3% year-on-year in February, up from January’s 4.7% expansion and marking a robust pace of growth compared... -
Hungary: Economic sentiment plummets to over decade low in April The GKI economic sentiment index, a composite indicator, nosedived from minus 4.5 in March to minus 33.1 in April reflecting... -
Sweden: Riksbank leaves repo rate unchanged in April On 27 April, the Riksbank said it would continue purchasing government and mortgage bonds up to the end of September...