Growth in economic activity rose from December’s upwardly revised 3.4% (previously reported: +3.1% year-on-year) to 3.6% in January and signaled...
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Argentina: Central Bank lowers interest rate floor again at March’s meeting On 5 March, in a further bid to prompt an economic recovery and amid some moderation in inflationary pressures, the... -
Ecuador: Consumer prices continue to drop in February Consumer prices fell 0.2% over the previous month in February, contrasting January’s 0.2% rise. February’s print largely reflected lower prices... -
Philippines: Inflation weakens in February Consumer prices fell 0.16% over the prior month in February, contrasting January’s 0.57% increase and marking the first dip in... -
Italy: Second estimate confirms sharpest economic contraction in seven years in Q4 2019 In the final quarter of the year, Italy’s GDP contracted 0.3% over the previous period in seasonally- and working-day adjusted... -
Australia: Growth surpasses expectations in Q4 2019 but full-year growth falls to 28-year low GDP expanded 0.5% quarter-on-quarter in seasonally-adjusted terms in Q4, following a revised 0.6% quarter-on-quarter increase in the third quarter (previously... -
Poland: Central Bank stands pat in March despite heightened coronavirus-related risks The National Bank of Poland (NBP) kept the reference rate unchanged at a record low of 1.50% at its 3–4... -
Canada: Bank of Canada cuts rates amid a moderating growth outlook in March On 4 March, the Bank of Canada (BoC) cut its target for the overnight rate from 1.75% to 1.25%, following... -
South Africa: Economy slips into technical recession in Q4 2019 The economy sunk into a technical recession for the second time in two years in the fourth quarter of last... -
Guatemala: Growth in remittances eases in February Remittances from workers abroad rose 17.0% year-on-year in February, moderating from January’s 21.3% increase, and totaled USD 808.0 million (February...