At its 18–19 November monetary policy meeting, Bank Indonesia (BI) decided to leave the seven-day reverse repo rate at the...
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Norway: Economic growth accelerates in the third quarter The economy gained further traction in the third quarter, with GDP expanding 3.8% on a seasonally-adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis, accelerating markedly... -
Japan: LDP retains lower house majority and Fumio Kishida reelected as prime minister, announces fresh stimulus package On 31 October, Japan went to the polls to elect all 465 members of the powerful lower house of the... -
South Africa: New medium-term budget explained After postponing its presentation twice, on 11 November the government set out the FY 2021–2022 medium-term budget policy statement before... -
United Kingdom: Consumer confidence improves but remains pessimistic in November Consumer confidence came in at minus 14.0 in November, up from October’s minus 17.0. Despite the uptick, the index remained... -
Japan: Core inflation rises marginally in October Core consumer prices—which exclude fresh food—fell 0.20% over the previous month in October, contrasting September’s 0.10% rise. Core consumer prices... -
Guatemala: Economic activity growth slows in September Economic activity increased 6.3% year-on-year in September (August: +8.2% yoy). September’s result marked the weakest reading since February, but the... -
Peru: Economic activity grows for seventh month running in September Economic activity grew 9.7% year-on-year in September, which was a slight moderation from August’s 11.8% increase. September’s result marked the... -
Peru: Economic growth slows in Q3 on diminishing base effect According to a preliminary reading, GDP growth eased to 11.4% year-on-year in the third quarter, from 41.9% in the second... -
Nigeria: Economic growth cools slightly in Q3 Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa’s largest economy cooled to 4.0% year-on-year in the third quarter from 5.0% in Q2. Despite...