At an emergency meeting on 27 April, the National Bank of Kazakhstan left the base rate at 9.50% and the...
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Dominican Republic: Economy gains steam before Covid-19 arrives Economic activity grew 5.3% year-on-year in February, up from January’s 4.7% expansion and marking a robust pace of growth compared... -
Hungary: Economic sentiment plummets to over decade low in April The GKI economic sentiment index, a composite indicator, nosedived from minus 4.5 in March to minus 33.1 in April reflecting... -
Sweden: Riksbank leaves repo rate unchanged in April On 27 April, the Riksbank said it would continue purchasing government and mortgage bonds up to the end of September... -
Japan: BoJ takes more measures to buttress the economy At its monetary policy meeting ending on 27 April, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) loosened its monetary policy amid a... -
Austria: Industrial production falls in February Industrial production fell 2.4% month-on-month in February, swinging from January’s revised 4.7% increase (previously reported: +4.2% month-on-month). February’s fall came... -
United Kingdom: Inflation falls further below target in March Consumer prices were flat month-on-month in March, down from February’s 0.4% increase. March’s reading was driven by higher prices for... -
New Zealand: Shattering blow to business confidence in April The ANZ bank business outlook indicator worsened further in April, hit by lockdown measures enacted to limit the spread of... -
Belgium: Industrial production accelerates in February before imminent downturn in March. In February, industrial production growth accelerated to 2.4% on an annual- and seasonally-adjusted basis, from a revised 0.3% expansion in... -
Germany: Business sentiment drops to historic low in April German business confidence nosedived to a record-low in April, with the ifo Business Climate Index dropping to 74.3 from a...