At its 28 April meeting, the board of directors of Colombia’s Central Bank (BanRep) raised the benchmark interest rate by...
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Colombia: BanRep raises policy rate by 25 basis points in April -
France: Economy records quickest expansion since Q2 2022 in the first quarter According to a preliminary reading, GDP expanded by 0.2% on a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis in the first quarter, above... -
Kenya: Inflation drops to lowest level since May 2022 in April Inflation came in at 7.9% in April, which was down from March’s 9.2%. April’s figure represented the weakest inflation rate... -
Croatia: Decline in industrial activity softens in March Industrial output decreased 0.8% year-on-year in seasonally and calendar-adjusted terms in March, which was a smaller contraction than February’s 1.9%... -
Austria: GDP records sharpest contraction since Q4 2021 in Q1 GDP contracted 0.3% on a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis in the first quarter, below the flat reading logged in the... -
Slovenia: Harmonized inflation drops to lowest level since May 2022 in April Harmonized inflation came in at 9.2% in April, down from March’s 10.4%. April’s result represented the weakest inflation rate since... -
Switzerland: Retail sales drop again in March Retail sales fell 1.9% year on year in calendar-adjusted terms in March (February: -0.5% c.a. yoy). March’s downturn was primarily... -
Sweden: Economic sentiment ticks down in April The economic tendency indicator (ETI) halted its recent improvements; it dipped to 87.3 in April, down from March’s 88.4. As... -
Spain: Unemployment rate rises in first quarter of the year The jobless rate rose to 13.3% in Q1 from 12.9% in Q4 2022. The figure was marred by an increase... -
Italy: Business confidence increases in April Business confidence came in at 110.5 in April, up from March’s 110.1. In April, sentiment in the construction and market...