Australia’s parliamentary election on 18 May delivered a surprise victory to the ruling center-right Liberal–National coalition, led by Prime Minister...
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Australia: Healthy public finances and lower taxes ahead, as Australians defy opinion polls and reelect center-right government -
South Africa: South Africans back Ramaphosa despite disillusionment with the ANC Despite a setback at the polls for his African National Congress (ANC), incumbent President Cyril Ramaphosa secured a clear mandate... -
Turkey: Consumer confidence drops in May Consumer sentiment among Turks dropped from 63.5 in April, which marked the best result since August 2018, to 55.3 in... -
Singapore: Q1 economic growth revised down; MTI lowers growth forecast for 2019 Comprehensive national accounts data released on 21 May showed that the economy slowed by marginally more than previously estimated in... -
Thailand: Economic growth moderates to near five-year low in Q1 Economic growth decelerated to 2.8% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2019, down from the 3.6% annual expansion logged in... -
Denmark: Consumers more optimistic in May Consumer confidence jumped in May, with the consumer confidence index released by Statistics Denmark increasing to 5.9 points from 3.7... -
Luxembourg: Unemployment rate stable in April In April, the number of unemployed workers stood at 15,453, down 1.4% from March’s result. In turn, the seasonally-adjusted unemployment... -
Japan: Economic growth accelerates in Q1 on plunging imports flattering the external sector The economy expanded for the second consecutive period in the first quarter of 2019, defying market expectations and supporting Prime... -
Israel: Bank of Israel leaves policy rate unchanged in May amid stronger shekel At its 20 May meeting, the Monetary Committee of the Bank of Israel (BoI) kept the interest rate unchanged at... -
Kazakhstan: Economy loses momentum in first quarter of the year Economic growth declined to 3.8% in annual terms in January–March, from the 4.1% year-on-year expansion recorded in January–December 2018, according...