At its three-day meeting concluding on 24 September, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BOG) held...
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Ghana: Bank of Ghana maintains the key rate at 17.00% in September -
Brazil: Current account deficit widens in August Brazil’s current account balance came in at a deficit of USD 717 million in August, a deterioration from the USD... -
Switzerland: SNB stands pat in September on stronger franc; downgrades 2019 inflation outlook The Swiss National Bank (SNB) maintained the target rate for the three-month Libor at between minus 1.25% and 0.25% at... -
Argentina: Economy contracts sharply in Q2 According to the Statistical Institute (Instituto Nacional de EstadÃsticas y Censos, INDEC), economic activity in the second quarter swung from... -
Netherlands: Q2 GDP growth revised up slightly in second estimate A second GDP estimate for the second quarter of this year, released on 21 September, showed that the economy expanded... -
Thailand: Thailand records another trade deficit in August, export growth eases Thailand recorded a USD 588 million trade deficit in August, widening from July’s USD 516 million deficit (previously reported: USD... -
Angola: Central Bank keeps policy rate unchanged in September At its 21 September meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the National Bank of Angola (Banco Nacional de Angola,... -
Lithuania: Industrial production growth dips in August Industrial production rose 3.5% year-on-year in August, down markedly from July’s 7.0% jump (previously reported: +6.0% year-on-year). The slowdown was... -
Hong Kong: Inflation inches down in August Inflation fell slightly from July’s 2.4% to 2.3% in August. When accounting for the effects of one-off government relief measures,... -
Sweden: Elections lead to fractured political panorama, but economic growth should stay robust In general elections held on 9 September, both the center-left and center-right blocs lost support and lack an absolute majority,...