On 21 March, President Zuzana Caputova swore in the new center-right coalition government, led by Igor Matovic from the Ordinary...
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Canada: Loonie plunges to the lowest level since February 2016 in March On 27 March, the Canadian dollar (CAD) ended the day at 1.40 per USD, marking a 4.2% depreciation over the... -
Canada: Government steps in to protect economy from Covid-19 pandemic In recent weeks, the government has announced fiscal stimulus measures worth roughly CAD 227 billion (USD 162 billion) to support... -
Norway: Krone sinks to fresh all-time low in March and outlook appears bleak On 20 March, after Norges Bank cut rates by an unprecedented 75 basis points, the krone ended the day at... -
Angola: Central Bank keeps key interest rate stable in March despite worsening economic backdrop At its 27 March meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the National Bank of Angola (BNA) held its key... -
Brazil: Economic activity rebounds in January Economic activity rebounded 0.2% in seasonally-adjusted month-on-month terms in January, contrasting December’s downwardly revised 0.4% decline (previously reported: -0.3% month-on-month).... -
Colombia: Central Bank slashes rates for first time since April 2018 Colombia’s Central Bank (BanRep) cut the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 3.75% at its latest Board of... -
France: Business confidence falls in March In March, the French Statistical Institute’s (INSEE) business climate indicator for the manufacturing sector fell to 98 in March from... -
Argentina: Economy contracts again in Q4 2019 Economic activity in the fourth quarter fell 1.1% year-on-year, following Q3’s sharper 1.8% slump, according to the Statistical Institute (INDEC).... -
Sweden: Economic sentiment slumps to near seven-year low in March The economic tendency indicator fell to 92.4 in March from a revised 98.7 in February (previously reported: 99.1), representing a...