The GKI economic sentiment index, a composite indicator, continued to decline in the first month of 2020 and tumbled from...
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Hungary: Economic sentiment nosedives in January amid worsening consumer confidence -
Germany: Business sentiment retreats in January German business confidence slumped at the opening of the new year, with the ifo Business Climate Index dropping to 95.9... -
Turkey: Business confidence rises in January Turkish firms opened the new year with greater confidence levels, as the business confidence index rose from 103.6 in December... -
Kenya: Central Bank surprises markets by axing rate again in January At its first meeting of the year on 27 January, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Kenya’s Central Bank decided... -
Brazil: Current account deficit narrows in December Brazil’s current account posted a USD 5.7 billion deficit in December, narrowing from the USD 6.1 billion shortfall registered in... -
Israel: Economic activity growth picks up in December The Bank of Israel’s Composite State of the Economy Index rose 0.26% in December compared to the previous month in... -
Belgium: Economic sentiment improves in January The consumer confidence indicator produced by the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) rose to minus 6 in January from minus... -
Nigeria: Central Bank keeps policy rate stable in January but hikes cash reserve ratio to curb liquidity At its first meeting of the year on 23–24 January, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of... -
Brazil: Business confidence crosses into optimistic territory for first time in over a year and a half Business sentiment in Brazil’s industrial sector improved in January with the Getulio Vargas Foundation’s (FGV, Fundaçao Getúlio Vargas) industrial business... -
Czech Republic: Economic sentiment dips to over five-year low at the turn of 2020 The economic sentiment indicator, published by the Czech Statistical Office (CSO), slipped from 99.1 in December to 98.1 in January,...