The economy fell back into contraction in the final quarter of 2020 amid the reimposition of tough lockdown measures. GDP...
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Ireland: GDP records sharpest contraction since Q1 2017 in final quarter of 2020 -
Greece: GDP drop moderates but remains pronounced in Q4 2020 amid second lockdown GDP contracted at a slower, albeit still pronounced, pace of 7.9% in the final quarter of last year (Q3 2020:... -
Colombia: Consumer prices rose 0.64% on a monthly basis in February, following January’s 0.41% increase and logging the highest reading in... -
Philippines: Inflation hits over two-year high in February Consumer prices increased a seasonally-adjusted 0.24% in February over the previous month, coming in below the 1.27% rise seen in... -
Australia: Retail sales rebound in January Nominal retail sales in January bounced back and expanded 0.5% over the previous month in seasonally-adjusted terms, swinging from December’s... -
Cyprus: Consumer prices drop at sharper rate in February Consumer prices rose 0.11% over the previous month in February, bouncing back from January’s 1.06% drop. February’s upturn was largely... -
Colombia: Decline in exports sharpens in January Merchandise exports plunged in the first month of 2021, falling 24.1% in annual terms, below December’s 9.0% drop and logging... -
Ukraine: NBU unexpectedly tightens policy to rein in inflation At its 4 March meeting, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) decided to lift the key policy rate from its... -
Israel: Right-wing parties to emerge fortified following elections, but composition of next government unclear Israel will hold general elections—the fourth in two years—on 23 March 2021, after the dissolution of the Knesset in December... -
Peru: Business confidence returns to optimistic territory in March Business confidence rose to 51.2 in March, up from February’s 44.2 and marking a second successive increase since January’s five-month...