At its three-day meeting concluding on 25 January, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BOG) cut...
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Ghana: Bank of Ghana unexpectedly cuts the key rate to 16.00% in January -
Kenya: Central Bank holds rate steady at first meeting of the year At its latest meeting held on 28 January, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Kenya’s Central Bank kept the Central... -
Mexico: Trade surplus catches analysts off-guard in December Merchandise trade recorded a USD 1.8 billion surplus in December, up considerably from the negligible balance registered in the same... -
Brazil: Business confidence rises at start of 2019 Business sentiment in Brazil improved in January, with the Getulio Vargas Foundation’s (FGV, Fundaçao Getúlio Vargas) business confidence index rising... -
Denmark: Economic Snapshot for the Nordic Economies Denmark Economic momentum appears to have remained solid in the final quarter of the year, following a strong showing in... -
Israel: Economic activity index inches down in December Economic activity edged up at the start of the year according to the Bank of Israel’s Composite State of the... -
Ukraine: Industrial production contracts in December According to data released by the Statistical Institute, industrial production fell 3.5% year-on-year in December, compared to a 0.9% drop... -
Argentina: Consumer sentiment declines at the beginning of the year The Universidad Torcuato di Tella (UTDT) consumer confidence index dropped to 33.1 points in January from 36.0 points in December—which... -
Argentina: Economic activity contracts at sharpest pace in close to 10 years in November The monthly indicator for economic activity (EMAE, Estimador Mensual de Actividad Económica) contracted 7.5% in annual terms in November, a... -
Turkey: Business confidence recovers slightly in January The Real Sector Confidence Index published by the Central Bank increased from 91.5 in December to 93.0 in January. As...