Industrial output declined 3.0% in year-on-year terms in February, which was markedly softer than January’s 18.3% decrease. The softer drop...
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Vietnam: Decline in industrial activity softens in February -
Portugal: Economy virtually stagnates in Q4, contrasting sturdy growth in Q3 A GDP estimate released by the National Statistics Institute on 2 February showed the economy grew a meager 0.4% in... -
Kenya: Kenya’s shilling falls to fresh record low in early December, spelling trouble for foreign debt servicing The shilling continued its downward trend against the USD in recent weeks, hitting a fresh record low on 8 December,... -
Vietnam: Inflation decelerates in February Inflation came in at 4.3% in February, which was down from January’s 4.9%. February’s result marked the weakest inflation rate... -
Canada: Economy records weakest reading since Q2 2021 in Q4 GDP was flat in seasonally adjusted annualized rate terms (SAAR) in the fourth quarter, below the 2.3% expansion seen in... -
Switzerland: Economy records worst reading since Q1 2021 in the fourth quarter GDP was flat on a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis in the fourth quarter, below the 0.2% expansion logged in the... -
New Zealand: Business sentiment improves in February The ANZ bank business outlook indicator rose in February. As a consequence, a net 43.3% of firms reported that they... -
Thailand: Merchandise exports contract at softer pace in January Merchandise exports fell 4.5% annually in January, following December’s 12.9% decrease. Meanwhile, merchandise imports expanded 5.5% in annual terms in... -
Belgium: GDP growth records slowest increase in two years in Q4 GDP growth edged down to 0.1% on a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis in the fourth quarter from 0.2% in the... -
Dominican Republic: Central Bank stays put for a fourth consecutive time in February At its meeting on 28 February, the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) opted to leave the policy rate...