Merchandise exports plummeted 37.6% over the same month last year in March, the worst reading on record, as restrictions on...
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Peru: Exports nosedive in March as Covid-19 measures disrupt economy -
Costa Rica: Inflation drops to lowest level since January 2017 Consumer prices fell 0.44% in April over the previous month, coming in below the 0.03% fall in March. April’s result... -
Peru: Central Bank leaves policy rate at record low in May On 7 May, the Central Bank of Peru (BCRP) decided to keep the policy interest rate unchanged at 0.25%, a... -
Philippines: Economy contracts for first time since 1998 in Q1 The economy dipped in the first quarter as disruptions from the Taal Volcano eruption in January, the Covid-19 pandemic and... -
Netherlands: Economy shrinks at quickest rate in over a decade in Q1 2020 The economy contracted in the first quarter as the Covid-19 pandemic extinguished domestic and foreign demand in March, and worse... -
Angola: Central Bank keeps rates unchanged but boosts liquidity The Monetary Policy Committee of the National Bank of Angola (BNA) moved forward its scheduled meeting by 20 days to... -
Australia: Retail sales skyrocket on panic buying in March Revised data shows nominal retail sales in March surged 8.5% over the past month in seasonally-adjusted terms, the fastest pace... -
New Zealand: Unemployment rises moderately ahead of Covid-19 lockdown in Q1 The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate rose to 4.2% in Q1 from 4.0% in the previous quarter. The reading was slightly below... -
Uruguay: Inflation at almost four-year high in April Consumer prices jumped 2.0% from a month earlier in April, accelerating further from the 1.3% increase recorded in March. A... -
Poland: Inflation drops on plunging energy prices in April Consumer prices remained unchanged over the previous month in April, following March’s 0.2% uptick, according to provisional data released by...