As the 31 March presidential election draws nearer, Volodymyr Zelensky, a comedian and political novice, has surged ahead in the...
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Ukraine: Zelensky leaps forward in polls, but the race is far from over in Ukraine’s presidential election -
Kazakhstan: Central Bank maintains the rate at 9.25% At its 4 March monetary policy meeting, the National Bank of Kazakhstan held the base rate at 9.25%, with an... -
UAE: Consumer prices tumble sharply in January owing to high base effect from VAT introduction Consumer prices fell 0.12% month-on-month in January, improving from the 0.31% decline recorded in December. The January print came on... -
Korea: Exports and imports freefall in February Merchandise exports fell 11.1% year-on-year in February—a more pronounced drop than January’s revised 5.9% fall (previously reported: -5.8% year-on-year)—to total... -
Colombia: Contraction in exports eases at the outset of the year According to the National Department of Administrative Statistics (DANE), exports contracted again in January, although the rate of decline eased... -
Ireland: Consumer sentiment declines sharply in February The KBC Bank Ireland/ESRI consumer sentiment index fell sharply in February, tumbling to 86.5 in the month from 98.8 in... -
Panama: Growth accelerates in Q4 despite weaker trade flows on pick-up in construction, finance and mining According to data released by the National Comptroller’s Office, the economy continued to regain steam in the last quarter of... -
Uruguay: Inflation ticks up in February Consumer prices rose 1.0% from a month earlier in February, moderating from January’s 2.2% month-on-month increase. A breakdown of the... -
Saudi Arabia: Oil prices continue to climb on OPEC+ production cuts Oil prices continued to recover in February as the oil production cuts implemented by OPEC and key non-OPEC members continue... -
Romania: Economic Snapshot for Central & Eastern Europe Q4 2018 slowdown confirmed; external woes still largely offset by resilient internal demand Central and Eastern Europe’s (CEE) widely-anticipated cooldown...