At its first scheduled meeting of 2024 on 23–26 January, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana (BoG)...
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Ghana: Bank of Ghana kicks off loosening cycle in January, surprising markets -
Sweden: Economy disappoints but exits technical recession in Q4 The Swedish economy exited a technical recession by a whisker in the final quarter of 2023, with GDP expanding 0.1%... -
Ireland: Consumer confidence improves in January Consumer confidence came in at 74.4 in January, up notably from December’s 62.4. January’s result marked the strongest sentiment since... -
Singapore: MAS maintains the S$NEER’s prevailing rate of appreciation in January At its quarterly monetary policy meeting held on 29 January, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) maintained the prevailing rate... -
New Zealand: Inflation moderates in Q4 Inflation declined to 4.7% in Q4 from 5.6% in Q3. Although the reading represented the lowest inflation since Q2 2021,... -
Lithuania: Industrial activity drops at sharpest rate since July in December Industrial output declined 7.4% in year-on-year terms in December, which was a larger contraction than November’s 3.5% decrease. December’s figure... -
Philippines: Merchandise exports slide in December Merchandise exports decreased 0.5% on an annual basis in December (November: -13.0% year-on-year). Meanwhile, merchandise imports declined 5.1% on an... -
Spain: Unemployment rate stable in fourth quarter of 2023 The jobless rate remained stable at Q3’s 11.8% in the fourth quarter. In absolute terms, the number of unemployed workers... -
Ireland: GDP contracts again in the fourth quarter According to a preliminary estimate, GDP declined at a slower pace of 0.7% on a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis in... -
Mexico: Merchandise exports decline marginally in December Merchandise exports fell 0.1% over the same month last year in December (November: +2.0% year-on-year). A notable fall in oil...