Trade tensions and financial volatility threaten to undermine ESA’s economic growth The East and South Asia (ESA) region continued to...
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Slovakia: Inflation increases in August Consumer prices grew 0.2% month-on-month in August, contrasting July’s 0.1% dip—which had represented the first drop in prices in over... -
Peru: Central Bank keeps policy rate unchanged at its September meeting At its 13 September monetary policy meeting, the Central Bank of Peru (BCRP) decided to keep the policy interest rate... -
Hungary: Central Bank keeps rate unchanged in September but prepares for normalization At its latest monetary policy meeting held on 18 September, the Monetary Council of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) decided... -
Angola: IMF loan request underscores government’s commitment to structural reforms On 20 August, the Angolan government announced that it was seeking financial support from the IMF after receiving several months’... -
Peru: Economic activity picks up in July Economic activity expanded 2.3% year-on-year in July, above June’s 2.0% increase but still well below April’s annual growth rate of... -
Philippines: Cash remittances increase in July In July, cash remittances from Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) reached USD 2.4 billion, a 5.2% increase from the same month... -
Israel: Trade deficit widens in annual terms in August, exports contract Israeli exports contracted 0.8% in August over the same month a year ago in USD terms, contrasting July’s revised 5.1%... -
Colombia: Consumer sentiment continues to slide in August The Fedesarrollo consumer confidence index dropped to 4.7 points in August from 9.8 points in July, moving closer to the... -
Panama: Growth continues slowing to near decade-low in Q2, weighed on by construction strikes According to data released by the National Comptroller’s Office (ContralorÃa General de la República), the economy continued to lose steam...