Industrial production decreased 1.9% year on year in seasonally and working-day adjusted terms in February (January: -2.8% yoy). On a...
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Croatia: Decline in industrial activity softens in February -
Korea: Industrial activity deteriorates in February Industrial output declined 3.2% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in February, which contrasted January’s 2.4% increase. February’s notable weakening was largely... -
Switzerland: Retail sales rebound in February Retail sales grew 0.3% year on year in calendar-adjusted terms in February, which contrasted January’s 1.7% decrease. Looking at the... -
Angola: GDP grows at softest pace since Q1 2022 in Q4 GDP growth moderated to 2.6% year on year in the fourth quarter, from 3.9% in the third quarter. Q4’s reading... -
Korea: Manufacturing firms’ month-ahead sentiment picks up in April Month-ahead business confidence among manufacturing firms came in at 69.0 in April, up from March’s 66.0. As a result, the... -
New Zealand: Business sentiment virtually unchanged in March The ANZ bank business outlook indicator dipped in March. As a consequence, a net 43.4% of firms reported that they... -
South Africa: SARB surprises markets and accelerates pace of tightening in March At its 28–30 March meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) increased the repurchase rate... -
Cyprus: Industrial output decreases at softer pace in January Industrial output fell 0.9% in year-on-year terms in January, which was a smaller drop than December’s 2.1% decrease. The softer... -
Portugal: Business and consumer sentiment improve in August Consumer sentiment rose to minus 25.3 in August, from July’s minus 27.1. The improvement came as households grew less downbeat... -
Egypt: Central Bank meets expectations and resumes tightening cycle in March At its 30 March meeting, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) resumed its tightening cycle and delivered a 200 basis...