Industrial production jumped 5.2% year-on-year in April, accelerating from a 2.1% increase in March. The reading marked the strongest expansion...
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Ukraine: Industrial output growth hits over two-year high in April -
South Africa: SARB stays put as some policymakers mull rate cut At its meeting ending 23 May, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) kept the... -
Ghana: Bank of Ghana holds the key rate stable in May At its three-day meeting which concluded on 27 May, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BOG)... -
Kenya: Central Bank holds rates in May meeting At its meeting on 27 May, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Kenya’s Central Bank held the benchmark lending rate... -
Brazil: Consumer confidence drops to seven-month low in May The seasonally-adjusted consumer confidence index published by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV, Fundaçao Getúlio Vargas) fell in May. The index... -
Hungary: Economic sentiment bounces back from two-year low in May The GKI economic sentiment index, a composite indicator, rose for the first time in five months in May, edging up... -
Russia: Exports growth stalls in March Merchandise exports totaled USD 37.0 billion in March, which represented a 0.9% expansion from the USD 36.7 billion sum recorded... -
Brazil: Current account deficit broadly stable in April Brazil’s current account balance came in at a deficit of USD 62 million in April, largely unchanged compared to the... -
Angola: Central Bank cuts the key policy rate to three-year low in May At its meeting on 24 May, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the National Bank of Angola (BNA) cut its... -
Hong Kong: Inflation shoots up in April Inflation rose to 2.9% in April, from 2.1% in March. When accounting for the effects of one-off government relief measures,...