At its monetary policy meeting on 21 March, the Board of Directors of Taiwan’s Central Bank (CBC) hiked the discount...
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Taiwan: Central Bank hikes rates in March -
Malaysia: Merchandise exports decline in February Merchandise exports declined 9.2% on an annual basis in February (January: +0.4% year-on-year). The decline reflected weaker shipments of manufactured... -
South Africa: Inflation comes in at a four-month high in February Inflation inched up to 5.6% in February from January’s 5.3%. February’s reading represented the highest inflation rate since October 2023... -
Brazil: Bank delivers sixth 50 basis point reduction in March At its 19–20 March meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) of the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) extended its loosening... -
Czech Republic: Czech National Bank maintains monetary easing pace in March At its 20 March meeting, the Board of the Czech National Bank (CNB) cut the two-week repo rate to 5.75%... -
Indonesia: Bank Indonesia (BI) held the BI-Rate at 6.00% at its 19–20 March meeting, where the rate has been since October... -
Ghana: GDP growth gathers pace in Q4 and hits one-year high GDP growth gathered pace in the fourth quarter of 2023 and hit a one-year high of 3.8% year on year,... -
Guatemala: Banguat holds key policy rate at 5.00% in March On 20 March, the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Guatemala (Banguat) unanimously decided to keep the key policy... -
Peru: Economic activity records quickest growth since November 2022 in January Economic activity rose 1.4% compared to the same month a year earlier in January, which contrasted December’s 0.7% decrease. January’s... -
Spain: Harmonized inflation falls in February Harmonized inflation fell to 2.9% in February from 3.5% in January, marking the lowest reading in six months. February’s deceleration...