Although some of the tailwinds that had propelled economic activity in the first three quarters of last year have faded,...
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Turkey: GDP growth moderates less than expected in the fourth quarter -
Korea: Forward-looking business confidence moderates for April The Bank of Korea’s forward-looking business confidence indicator (BSI) for the manufacturing sector fell to 78 points for April from... -
Egypt: Central Bank continues to ease stance in March At its 29 March monetary policy meeting, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) slashed all its key interest rates by... -
South Africa: Improving economic outlook gives Central Bank margin to cut rate in March The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) slashed the repurchase rate from 6.75% to 6.50%... -
United Kingdom: Consumers perk up in March The GfK NOP consumer confidence indicator rose from minus 10 points in February to minus 7 points in March, the... -
Dominican Republic: Ample fiscal and monetary stimulus shores up GDP growth in Q4 A more comprehensive release of GDP data confirmed the economy’s solid performance in the last quarter of 2017, which benefited... -
Ukraine: Comprehensive data reveals faster growth in Q4 Ukraine’s economy ended last year on a better-than-expected note according to comprehensive data released by the State Statistics Service of... -
Kenya: Inflation continues on downward trend in March Consumer prices increased 1.39% over the previous month in March, broadly similar to February’s 1.36% month-on-month rise. March’s result was... -
Switzerland: Economic sentiment dips in March on growing pessimism among manufacturers In March, the KOF economic barometer—a leading composite indicator for the Swiss economy forecasting a six-month period—fell 2.4 points to... -
Canada: GDP contracts in January on unplanned energy-sector shutdowns and a collapse in home sales Canada’s economy contracted unexpectedly at the outset of the year as lower oil output and a weaker services sector weighed...