Industrial output jumped 9.2% year-on-year in April, according to the Central Statistical Office (GUS). This was up from March’s 5.6%...
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Poland: Industrial production growth surges in April -
South Africa: Inflation dips below SARB’s midpoint target in April Consumer prices increased 0.6% from a month earlier in April, down from 0.8% in March. April’s outturn was mainly attributable... -
United Kingdom: Inflation rises in April Consumer prices rose 0.6% in April over the previous month, up from March’s 0.2% increase. April’s reading was underpinned by... -
Nigeria: Central Bank stays put in May At its 20–21 May meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) left the monetary... -
Netherlands: Consumer confidence is stable in May Consumer sentiment in the Netherlands was stable at minus 3 in May from the prior month, matching the long-term average... -
Panama: Economic activity falters in March The monthly indicator for economic activity (IMAE, Índice Mensual de Actividad Económica) grew 3.0% year-on-year in March, significantly weakening from... -
Australia: Healthy public finances and lower taxes ahead, as Australians defy opinion polls and reelect center-right government Australia’s parliamentary election on 18 May delivered a surprise victory to the ruling center-right Liberal–National coalition, led by Prime Minister... -
South Africa: South Africans back Ramaphosa despite disillusionment with the ANC Despite a setback at the polls for his African National Congress (ANC), incumbent President Cyril Ramaphosa secured a clear mandate... -
Turkey: Consumer confidence drops in May Consumer sentiment among Turks dropped from 63.5 in April, which marked the best result since August 2018, to 55.3 in... -
Singapore: Q1 economic growth revised down; MTI lowers growth forecast for 2019 Comprehensive national accounts data released on 21 May showed that the economy slowed by marginally more than previously estimated in...