The Bank of Korea’s forward-looking business confidence indicator (BSI) for manufacturers was unchanged in April at March’s 76, while confidence...
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Korea: Forward-looking manufacturing business confidence stable in April but remains pessimistic -
South Africa: SARB stays put in March At its meeting ending 28 March, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) kept the... -
Thailand: Manufacturing output drops markedly in February Manufacturing output fell 1.6% year-on-year in February, contrasting the upwardly revised 0.6% expansion in January (previously reported: +0.2% year-on-year). The... -
Denmark: Business sentiment remains mired in pessimistic territory in March According to a survey conducted by Statistics Denmark, business confidence among firms in the industrial sector inched up to minus... -
Uruguay: Growth runs out of steam in Q4 2018 According to detailed national accounts data released by the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU) on 28 March, growth lost traction... -
Spain: Housing permits growth accelerates in January According to data published by the Ministry of Public Works, the Spanish Board of Architects approved 9,306 new construction permits... -
New Zealand: Business confidence falls further in March The ANZ bank business outlook indicator started the year on weaker footing after recording a second consecutive drop in March,... -
Czech Republic: CNB stays put amid worsening external-sector anxieties On 28 March, the Czech National Bank (CNB) kept the two-week repo rate unchanged at 1.75%. Five members of the... -
Portugal: Consumer confidence continues to plunge, while economic sentiment inches up in March According to the National Statistics Institute’s (INE) survey of consumer sentiment released on 28 March, consumer confidence slid for the... -
Dominican Republic: Economic activity remains strong at the outset of the year The Dominican Republic’s economy continued to expand at an elevated pace in the first two months of 2019, although year-on-year...