In the fourth quarter of 2019, the economy grew 3.3% compared to the same quarter a year earlier, up from...
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Costa Rica: Economic growth hits one-and-a-half-year high in Q4 2019 but outlook worsens -
France: Harmonized inflation falls to near three-year low in March In March, consumer prices were stable for a second consecutive month, according to a preliminary release by the Statistical Institute... -
Kenya: Inflation drops in March Consumer prices dropped 0.19% over the previous month in March, down sharply from February’s 1.38% rise. March’s reading largely reflected... -
Ecuador: Economy contracts for second consecutive quarter in Q4 2019 The economy contracted for the second consecutive quarter in the fourth quarter of 2019, falling 1.0% on an annual basis,... -
Slovenia: Inflation falls to over three-year low in March Consumer prices fell 0.8 over the previous month in March, contrasting February’s 0.7% increase. The downturn chiefly reflected lower prices... -
Korea: Forward-looking manufacturing business confidence falls to the lowest level in 11 years in March The Bank of Korea’s forward-looking business confidence indicator for manufacturers decreased to 54 in April from 69 in March, marking... -
Denmark: Revised reading shows economic growth accelerated in Q4 2019 The economy accelerated to 0.6% in seasonally-adjusted quarter-on-quarter terms in Q4 2019 (previously reported: +0.1% quarter-on-quarter; Q3: +0.5% qoq), according... -
Portugal: Industrial production growth slows in February Industrial production pushed 1.0% higher in February over the same month of the previous year, but decelerated from a revised... -
Italy: Government approves EUR 25 billion stimulus package to shield economy from coronavirus blow In a bid to counteract the significant economic fallout from the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, Italy’s government unveiled two stimulus packages... -
Euro Area: European Commission suspends budget rules in fight against coronavirus On 20 March, the European Commission (EC) suspended the Stability and Growth Pact—a set of fiscal rules designed to prevent...