Consumer prices rose 0.3% compared to the previous month in January, slightly above the 0.1% month-on-month increase recorded in December....
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Malaysia: Inflation hits a speed bump in January -
Angola: Central Bank leaves main interest rate unchanged in February At its monthly meeting held on 28 February, the National Bank of Angola (Banco Nacional de Angola, BNA) left the... -
Hong Kong: GDP growth unexpectedly robust despite cooling in Q4 Despite easing, economic growth in the final quarter of last year remained upbeat on robust consumer spending and buoyant asset... -
Ecuador: Contraction in economic activity eases in December In December, economic activity contracted 0.9% in annual terms, according to the monthly indicator for economic activity (IDEAC, Indice de... -
Switzerland: Economic sentiment stabilizes in February following January’s banking sector-related dive In February, the KOF economic barometer—a leading composite indicator for the Swiss economy forecasting a six-month period—rose by 0.4 points,... -
Hong Kong: Lam’s first budget reimagines Hong Kong as an innovation and technology hub, slashes taxes and returns... Hong Kong is in an enviable fiscal position entering FY 2018, which begins on 1 April, thanks to last fiscal... -
Slovenia: GDP growth in 2017 shoots up to a ten-year high The economy shifted into a higher gear in the final quarter of last year, firming up Slovenia’s position as one... -
Canada: Federal budget projects narrower fiscal deficit in 2018–2019 amid solid economic outlook and new spending Finance Minister Bill Morneau unveiled the Trudeau government’s moderately expansionary—and largely unsurprising—federal budget for 2018–2019 on 27 February, outlining a... -
Denmark: Economy rebounds in Q4 following the worst quarterly performance in six years According to an estimate released by Statistics Denmark, the economy recovered in the fourth quarter, after recording the worst quarter-on-quarter... -
Italy: Business confidence strengthens in February The National Institute of Statistics (Istat)’s composite business confidence indicator (Clima di Fiducia delle Imprese Italiane, IESE)—which covers the manufacturing,...