At its scheduled monetary policy meeting on 2 April, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) left all interest rates unchanged,...
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Peru: Inflation inches down in March Consumer prices in Metropolitan Lima jumped 0.65% over the previous month in March, up from February’s 0.14% increase. March’s rise... -
Guatemala: Remittances decline for the first time in over three years in March Remittances from workers abroad fell 9.7% year-on-year in March, swinging from February’s 17.0% increase, and totaled USD 746.8 million (March... -
Colombia: Exports fall in February Exports declined 5.2% in February over the same month a year earlier, contrasting the 11.7% year-on-year jump logged in January.... -
Austria: Consumer confidence improves but remains pessimistic in June Consumer confidence rose to a three-month high of minus 8 in June from May’s minus 14. Consequently, the headline figure... -
Brazil: Industrial output growth moderates in February Industrial production increased 0.5% on a month-on-month seasonally-adjusted basis in February, moderating from January’s revised 1.2% rise (previously reported: +0.9%... -
Japan: Business sentiment plummets in Q1 and prospects appear bleak According to the Bank of Japan’s quarterly Tankan business survey, which was conducted from 25 February to 31 March, sentiment... -
Netherlands: Government announces fiscal aid measures to support economy amid coronavirus outbreak In response to the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Dutch government announced various fiscal measures in mid-March, with... -
Germany: Government announces unprecedented fiscal aid package to combat Covid-19 In mid-March, the German government announced approximately EUR 1.1 trillion would be mobilized to combat the severe economic fallout of... -
Chile: Copper prices fall to near four-year low in March In March, average copper prices fell to their lowest point since July 2016 as Covid-19 continued to rattle commodity markets....