On 26 December, OPEC oil prices fell to their lowest since September 2017 (USD 50.1 per barrel) due to concerns...
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Saudi Arabia: Oil prices plummet in December on global oil glut fears -
Korea: Exports fall in December Merchandise exports fell 1.2% year-on-year in December—contrasting November’s revised 4.1% increase (previously reported: +4.5% year-on-year)—to total USD 48.5 billion. The... -
Singapore: Economic growth ticks down in the final quarter According to an advanced estimate released on 2 January by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), the economy slowed... -
Ecuador: Growth picks up in Q3 after the weakest reading in one-and-a-half years in Q2 Ecuador’s economy accelerated slightly in the third quarter, with annual GDP growth edging up to 1.4%, from the second quarter’s... -
Chile: Business confidence inches down in December The business confidence index (IMCE, Indicador Mensual de Confianza Empresarial) published by ICARE and the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez inched down... -
Korea: Inflation moderates in December Consumer prices decreased 0.3% month-on-month in December, a less-pronounced drop than in November, when prices fell 0.7%. In December, lower... -
Saudi Arabia: The oil sector propels economic growth in Q3 Saudi Arabia’s economic recovery gathered steam in the third quarter on the back of higher oil prices and increased crude... -
Belarus: Economy downshifts in Q3 According to a second release by the National Statistical Committee (Belstat), the economy cooled in the third quarter on the... -
Kenya: Kenyan economy maintains robust pace in the third quarter The latest national accounts data released by Kenya’s National Bureau of Statistics on 31 December showed that the economy grew... -
Kenya: Inflation inches up in December, remaining elevated on higher fuel and transport costs Consumer prices rose 0.65% over the previous month in December, contrasting a 0.18% month-on-month decline in November. Prices for transport...