The consumer confidence indicator published by the Federal Statistics Service (Rosstat) improved in Q1 2018, rising to the highest reading...
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Greece: Industrial production drops at fastest pace in nearly two years in February Industrial production contracted a working-day-adjusted 2.0% in annual terms in February, following January’s revised contraction of 1.2% (previously reported: -1.7%... -
Malaysia: Export growth softens in February, trade surplus widens Malaysian exports lost steam in February, easing to 12.0% growth over the previous year and a total of USD 18.1... -
Chile: Economic growth surges in February but misses expectations Economic activity rose 4.0% in February on an annual basis according to the Monthly Indicator for Economic Activity (IMACEC) published... -
Colombia: Inflation drops to the lowest level in two-and-a-half years in March According to the National Department of Administrative Statistics (DANE), consumer prices rose 0.24% over the previous month in March, after... -
Mexico: Consumer confidence deteriorates further in March Consumer sentiment continued to trend downwards in March despite the United States’ more conciliatory tone regarding NAFTA, decelerating inflation, a... -
Australia: Retail sales flourish in February Nominal retail sales in February rose 0.6% over the previous month in seasonally-adjusted terms, expanding from January’s revised 0.2% (previously... -
Nigeria: Central Bank leaves policy rate unchanged at long overdue meeting At its 3–4 April monetary policy meeting, the reconstituted Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)... -
Turkey: Lira slides to fresh all-time low on political noise and mounting economic imbalances The Turkish lira (TRY) slid to a new all-time low in late March as concerns over mounting economic imbalances were... -
Egypt: Draft budget continues slow process of mending public finances, while boosting investment and maintaining social safety net The draft FY 2019 budget approved by cabinet on 18 March aims to further reduce the budget deficit in order...