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FocusEconomics in the News
June 18, 2020 | Infobae
Dólar, inflación y recesión: ¿cuál es el pronóstico de los economistas para fin de este año?
June 13, 2020 | Gulf Times
New PPP law to support investment, activity in Qatar’s non-oil sector
June 04 2020 | El Confidencial
No, el virus no golpea todas las economías por igual: por qué España va rezagada
May 18, 2020 | Harvard Business Review
Why Economic Forecasting Is So Difficult in the Pandemic
May 04, 2020 | El Mundo
La Expo de Dubai 2020 se aplaza hasta 2021 por los efectos del coronavirus
April 30, 2020 | Forbes
Euro Zone Economies Shrink To Record Levels Due To Coronavirus Crisis
April 6, 2020 | Forbes
Spain Plans Universal Basic Income To Fix Coronavirus Economic Crisis
April 6, 2020 | Wall Street Journal
The Daily Shot: Some Americans Will Get a Raise by Filing for Unemployment
April 5, 2020 | Forbes
Coronavirus Threatens Spain With New Economic Crisis
April 5, 2020 | RTE
Global economic turmoil is different this time around
March 31, 2020 | América Economía
Los países de América Latina intentan surfear el tsunami del coronavirus
February 28, 2020 | Financial Times
China's growth to be hit by up to 0.8 percentage points, poll shows
February 19, 2020 | Forbes
Europe Heads Into Budget Battle As Brexit Leaves Void
February 18, 2020 | El Cronista
Esperan un dólar más alto para el resto del año y una inflación por encima del 40%
January 19, 2020 | Gulf Times
Qatar’s GDP is estimated to reach $237bn by 2024: FocusEconomics
December 23, 2019 | Forbes
What Could Cause A Recession In 2020
November 26, 2019 | Financial Times
How Hong Kong’s economy is reeling from the protests — in 7 charts
November 7, 2019 | Business Standard
Market bets on gold price rebound in second half of 2018
November 4, 2019 | Financial times
Trade tensions hit the world's largest exporters
October 31, 2019 | Capital.com
Economy of the UAE: from a sandy desert into a global phenomenon
October 29, 2019 | Investing News
Silver Price Inches Down Ahead of Fed’s Rate Decision
October 13, 2019 | Gulf Times
Qatar merchandise trade balance to scale up to $51bn in 2023: FocusEconomics
September 25, 2019 | The Wall Street Journal
Why Argentina Faces an Economic Crisis. Again.
September 7, 2019 | Forbes
Global Economy Forecast: Not As Bad For The U.S. As Headlines Imply
August 19, 2019 | Financial Times
Iran faces sharpest recession since 1980s Iraq war
July 31, 2019 | Seeking Alpha
Greece And The Eurozone: An Economic Disaster
July 23, 2019 | Forbes
For Kazakhstan, Almost Everything Riding On Promise Of New Finance Center
July 12, 2019 | Market Watch
Platinum is a bargain hidden behind the rally in palladium and gold
July 12, 2019 | Forbes
Most Interest Rate Forecasts Dropping—But Don’t Be So Sure
June 27, 2019 | Argaam (Spanish)
LatinFocus corrigió al alza el PBI peruano
June 25, 2019 | El Independiente
El oro se dispara a máximos de seis años ante las crecientes amenazas globales
June 24, 2019 | Argaam
Top 5 factors affecting oil prices
June 19, 2019 | Ostexperte
Russland: Wirtschaftsprognosen im Abwärtstrend
June 17, 2019 | The Financial Times
Eurozone wages grow at fastest pace in a decade
June 14, 2019 | Mining.com
Iron ore price at fresh 5-year high
June 11, 2019 | El Economista
Mercado tiene la expectativa del PIB de México más baja en ocho meses
June 10, 2019 | Khaleej Times
June 10, 2019 | Lusa News Agency
BAD é um parceiro chave no desenvolvimento de Angola e Moçambique - FocusEconomics
June 8, 2019 | The National
Mena economies to rebound next year as reforms take effect
June 5, 2019 | The Gulf Times
Qatar’s public debt to fall gradually until 2023: FocusEconomics
June 3, 2019 | Investing News
Gold Reaches 2 Month High as Global Trade Tensions Mount
May 28, 2019 | Business Day
Policy uncertainty a downside risk for growth outlook
May 22, 2019 | Seeking Alpha
The Global Economy: What The Future Holds - Part 2
May 20, 2019 | El Economista
La economía de México crecerá un 1.7% este año y la inflación subirá a 3.7%, según Focus Economics (Spanish)
May 20, 2019 | Khaleej Times
Dubai's unemployment rate still lowest globally
May 15, 2019 | Ostexperte
Russische Wirtschaft: Auch die EU-Kommission bleibt für 2020 skeptisch (German)
May 13, 2019 | El Pais
Espiral de austeridad en Egipto sin final a la vista (Spanish)
May 13, 2019 | Kommersant
Уполовинить бедность (Russian)
May 12, 2019 | El Cronista
Latin Focus empeoran expectativas de inflacion dolar tasa y crecimiento (Spanish)
May 11, 2019 | Vietnam Net
Removing bottlenecks in nation’s FDI attraction
May 9, 2019 | Gulf Times
Qatar international reserves may scale up to $38.1bn in 2023: FocusEconomics
May 5, 2019 | El País Uruguay
No se reconoce pero persiste; la recesión se instala firme (Spanish)
May 1, 2019 | Daily News Egypt
Egypt’s external debt to increase by 12% to reach $bn in FY 2019: Focus Economics
April 28, 2019 | Post Online Media
Malaysia: Inflation returns in March
April 25, 2019 | Seeking Alpha
Performance Of Latin American Markets In First Quarter 2019
April 24, 2019 | Vietnam Investment Review
Better regulations for higher FDI flows
April 17, 2019 | Seeking Alpha
April 15, 2019 | La Nación
Качели выпуска набирают ход (Russian)
April 11, 2019 | Mining.com
Cobalt, uranium and silver prices expected to rally in 2019
April 7, 2019 | Steel Guru
Copper price bears are out as first surplus in six years predicted
April 2, 2019 | Qatar Tribune
Private sector credit growth in Qatar solid, says report
March 27, 2019 | Noticias perfil
Reforma jubilatoria: el fantasma de otro ajuste
March 26, 2019 | La Nación
El Gobierno admite que la inflación de marzo rondará el 2% por efecto de la suba del dólar y de la sequía
March 22, 2019 | Investing News
Silver Price Rallies as Fed Pauses Interest Rate Hikes
March 21, 2019 | Financial Times
Spain leads the way on eurozone growth
March 20, 2019 | MSN
Corn output slightly down in first quarter of 2019
March 18, 2019 | Daily Trust
Elections success boosts Nigeria’s economic outlook
March 13, 2019 | El Economista
Mercado sigue recortando las expectativas del PIB para México (Spanish)
March 9, 2019 | Gulf Times
Qatar’s merchandise trade balance to scale up to $53.4bn in 2023: FocusEconomics
March 5, 2019 | Argaam
Saudi inflation to average 1.5% in 2019: FocusEconomics
February 28, 2019 | Forbes
Taiwan And The EU Prep For A Landmark Investment Deal, A Boon To Tech And Finance
February 25, 2019 | Gulf Times
Qatar’s insurance market will remain ‘highly competitive’ this year, says S&P
February 25, 2019 | Investing News
Simmering Trade War Fears Boost Copper Prices
February 13, 2019 | El Economista
La estrategia del "shock y el pavor" implementada por la OPEP da alas al petróleo (Spanish)
February 12, 2019 | Market Watch
Gold settles higher with dollar’s win streak in jeopardy
February 12, 2019 | Diario Gestión
LatinFocus: analistas varían proyección de tipo de cambio ¿en cuánto cerrará el 2019? (Spanish)
February 8, 2019 | Qatar Tribune
Infra projects to drive Qatar’s growth in 2019
January 28, 2019 | Seeking Alpha
Brexit, The Eurozone, And Oh Yes, Greece
January 22, 2019 | Financial Times
Forecasters spot world economic gloom but differ on how ugly it will be
January 17, 2019 | S&P Global
Decoupling from the Fed, Banxico likely to hold rates in 2019 before easing off
January 17, 2019 | Vietnam Investment Review
January 15, 2019 | El Economista
Mercado modera expectativas sobre México: FocusEconomics
January 14, 2019 | El Español
January 9, 2019 | Daily News Egypt
Inflation to average 12.8% in CY 2019, 10.5% in CY 2020: FocusEconomics
January 7 , 2019 | Financial Times
Gloom in Germany pushes eurozone growth forecasts to fresh low
January 4, 2019 | Deutsche Welle
A look behind the Czech Republic's job miracle
January 1, 2019 | Investing News
Coal trends 2018: Short-lived price rebound
December 31 , 2018 | The Telegraph
The only way is up for the pound in 2019, experts predict
December 28, 2018 | Seeking Alpha
Nickel Monthly News For The Month Of December 2018
December 26, 2018 | Vanguardia (Spanish)
Bancos internacionales avalan proyecto de AMLO
December 19, 2018 | Business Inquirer
Interest rate cut seen by mid ’19
December 17, 2018 | La Nación
2019 no sera el ano del boom pero si de la recuperacion
December 12 , 2018 | Financier
Fragile strength: should the US economy batten down the hatches?
December 7, 2018 | El Cronista
Ocho de cada diez sectores de la industria seguiran en rojo en 2019
December 4 , 2018 | El Economista
Mercado modera las expectativas para México ante volatilidad
December 4, 2018 | El País
November 28, 2018 | Gulf Times
Qatar GDP may exceed $220bn by 2023: FocusEconomics
November 26 , 2018 | Exame
G20, economia e futebol: o fim de ano caótico da Argentina
November 25, 2018 | Investing News
Precious Metals Weekly Round-Up: Gold Falls as US Dollar Climbs
November 20 , 2018 | Forbes
Why Taiwanese Firms Are Scaling Back Their China Operations
November 19, 2018 | Seeking Alpha
Brazil: Opportunities For Growth In E-Commerce
November 14, 2018 | Forbes
Why Are Oil Prices Dropping Sharply? Global Economy Forecasts Lowered
November 13 , 2018 | Financial Times
Why Italy’s economy is stagnating
November 12, 2018 | Diario Gestión
Economía 2019: ¿Cuáles son las amenazas y oportunidades a enfrentar?
November 8, 2018 | Forbes
Goldman Sachs Follows China Into Kazakhstan
November 8 , 2018 | El Financiero (Spanish)
Analistas prevén un peso débil y tasas más elevadas para 2019
November 7, 2018 | Investing News
Chinese Growth and US Rhetoric Keeping Copper Prices Down
November 6, 2018 | Forbes
How Mexico's Currency Can Help It Survive The Forthcoming Trade War
October 30, 2018 | El País de Uruguay (Spanish, Printed)
¿Por qué bancos y consultoras son más pesimistas sobre la economía uruguaya?
October 27, 2018 | Daily News Egypt
8.9% expected growth in investments in FY 18: FocusEconomics
October 23 , 2018 | Europe 1 (French)
Honduras : pourquoi une "caravane" de migrants fait route vers les Etats-Unis
October 22 , 2018 | La Nación - Paraguay (Spanish)
LatinFocus mantiene previsión local, pese a leve desaceleración
October 18, 2018 | El País de Uruguay (Spanish)
Bajan por quinto mes la estimación de crecimiento 2018
October 18, 2018 | Business Daily Africa
Global firms cut Kenya 2019 growth prospects
October 15 , 2018 | La Nación (Spanish)
El dolar y las tasas hacen su juego y comienzan a dar senales de estabilizacion
October 9 , 2018 | El Cronista (Spanish)
Dolar inflacion y actividad las nuevas proyecciones con el plan Sandles
October 9, 2018 | Investing News
Have We Reached Peak Gold? — Part 1
October 8, 2018 | Khaleej Times
UAE economic growth in top gear
October 3 , 2018 | Qatar Tribune
Higher oil prices to drive Qatar's economic growth
October 1, 2018 | The Citizen
Tanzania ‘shifting from traditional trade partners’
September 27, 2018 | Financial Times
Asian growth tipped to dip to 18-year low in 2019
September 25, 2018 | Vanguardia (Spanish)
PIB angolano cresce metade da média subsariana em 2018
September 25, 2018 | International Business Times
Italy Will Not Exit EU Despite Budget Deficit Worries, Say Analysts
September 25, 2018 | Forbes
If Apple Shifts Production To The U.S., Taiwan's Tech Hub Will Suffer
September 14, 2018 | Seeking Alpha
The New Argentine/IMF Agreement: Will This Work Out As Badly As What Happened In Greece?
September 12, 2018 | El Economista (Spanish)
PIB de México crecerá 2.2% este año: Focuseconomics
September 11, 2018 | Vietnam Investment Review
WEF drives Vietnam to an Industry 4.0 future
September 11, 2018 | Pulse
These are the top 5 poorest countries in Africa at the moment
September 10, 2018 | RPP Noticias
FocusEconomics mejora estimación de crecimiento de economía a 3.9% para el 2018
September 2, 2018 | The Guardian
As a system, foreign aid is a fraud and does nothing for inequality
August 29, 2018 | The Atlantıc
A Pop Star, a Protest, and a Likely Case of Torture in Uganda
August 27, 2018 | Vietnam Investment Review
Is Vietnam headed for another economic crisis? (Printed)
August 26, 2018 | Phil Star
Expect more rate hikes – think tank
August 27, 2018 | Scotsman
Continent counts the cost of ‘no-deal’ Brexit
August 17, 2018 | The Conversation
Brazil’s economy: Why I was wrong to be an optimist
August 14, 2018 | Gulf News
Qatar economy shows signs of strength; construction sector grows significantly
August 14, 2018 | Khaleej Times
Why UAE, India are ideal for investment
August 10, 2018 | Truthout
El dólar volvió a calentarse: trepó 47 centavos por más demanda y cerró a $28,70 promedio
August 9, 2018 | Agencia Andina
FocusEconomics: Peruvian economy expands in 2Q 2018
August 8, 2018 | RPP
FocusEconomics mejora estimación de crecimiento de economía a 3.8% para el 2018
August 2, 2018 | Global Finance
August 1, 2018 | Truthout
The Coming Storm: Italy Under a Right-Wing Populist Government
July 31, 2018 | The Wall Street Journal
Mexican Economy Slipped in Second Quarter
July 31, 2018 | Valor Econômico
PIB do México tem retração de 0,1% no segundo trimestre (Spanish)
July 27, 2018 | Investing News
Platinum on Track for Seventh Consecutive Annual Decline
July 25, 2018 | Yahoo
《富比士》：為什麼台灣雇主沒有支付更高薪資的動機？ (Chinese)
July 20, 2018 | MSN Money
Why the U.S. and Russia are among the countries set to get poorer soon
July 19, 2018 | Excelsior
Crecer (Spanish)
July 18, 2018 | The Motley Fool
Why Is Walmart Abandoning the World's Third Largest Economy?
July 15 2018 | El Pais
Despidos y cierre de empresas refutan “robustez” del PIB (Spanish)
July 13, 2018 | Investing News
U3O8 Price Update: Q2 2018 in Review
July 13, 2018 | Savills
Market in Minutes:Germany commercial investment market
July 11, 2018 | El Financiero
Analistas ven poco probable que políticas de AMLO afecten el crecimiento (Spanish)
July 11, 2018 | Borsa Gündem
Çin'de demir cevheri, ticaret gerginliği ve talep gevşemesi nedeniyle düştü (Turkish)
July 5, 2018 | NASDAQ
Rouble eases despite lower state FX purchases
July 4, 2018 | El Pais
Empeoran proyecciones de actividad, inflación y déficit (Spanish)
July 3, 2018 | Market Watch
Trade-war fears? These lower-risk stocks are weathering the market storms
July 2, 2018 | Dawn
June 28, 2018 | El Economista
De ganar AMLO, su política fiscal estará en la mira: expertos
June 25, 2018 | La Nación
Mejorará racha argentina y brinda un plus a PIB local
June 22, 2018 | Gulf Times
Higher oil prices, reforms, infrastructure push seen driving Qatar economy this year
June 21, 2018 | Ostexperte
Russia's central bank to dampen the growth hopes (German)
June 19, 2018 | El Pais
Analistas ajustan previsiones sobre la economía y el dólar
June 13, 2018 | Investing News
Gold Prices Fall Below $1,300 as Focus Shifts to Fed
June 7, 2018 | Daily News Egypt
Egyptian economy in good shape as FY 2018 ends: FocusEconomics
June 7, 2018 | NASDAQ
Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: Alibaba, Amazon, Walmart and Google
June 5, 2018 | El Mundo
Keys to how Qatar weathered a year-long regional blockade of Saudi Arabia (Spanish)
May 24, 2018 | Business Standard
Crude oil price rise could moderate later, suggests Spanish survey
May 22, 2018 | El País
Espiral de austeridad en Egipto sin final a la vista
May 14, 2018 | Khaleej Times
New UAE investment law to spur GDP, FDI
May 9, 2018 | The Punch
CBN to cut interest rate before year-end
May 9, 2018 | Forbes
Economists Doubt Trump's 'Hard Line' On NAFTA Prevails
May 8, 2018 | El Xronista
Dólar: economistas elevan proyecciones para diciembre hasta los $26
May 4, 2018 | Economía Hoy
El TLCAN sobrevivirá a la renegociación sin apenas grandes cambios, según FocusEconomics
April 26, 2018 | CNBC
ASEAN: What you need to know about the globally important group
April 25, 2018 | Mining.com
Increased production at Chinese domestic coal mines lead to decline in thermal coal prices
April 24, 2018 | Dawn
April 20, 2018 | Financial Times
Spanish now richer than Italians, IMF data show
April 19, 2018 | World Affairs Journal
How Santos is trying to save Colombia’s peace process
April 19, 2018 | Financial Times
Short and long-term bond yields have also fallen steadily compared with the US
April 16, 2018 | Gulf Times
Qatar’s public debt recedes; expected to come down to 55.6% by 2020: FocusEconomics
April 13, 2018 | The Wall Street Journal
Qatar, Under Pressure from Saudi Arabia, Raises Billions in Foreign Debt
April 12, 2018 | Investing News
Palladium Price Jumps 6 Percent on Russia Sanctions
April 12, 2018 | Daily News Egpyt
Fiscal deficit to come down to 9.5% in FY 2018: FocusEconomics
April 6, 2018 | America Retail
Opinión: Latin America is the world leader in ecommerce growth
March 28, 2018 | El Tribuno
El Gobierno admite que la inflación de marzo rondará el 2 % (Spanish)
March 22, 2018 | Dow Jones
Economists See India's GDP Growth Strengthening -- Market Talk (Printed)
March 19, 2018 | Seeking Alpha
John Mauldin Worries: So Do I, But For Different Reasons
March 18, 2018 | Forbes
Why Taiwan's Wages Are As Low As Mexico's
March 17, 2018 | Gulf Times
Qatar economy seen to gain traction this year on stronger fixed investment
March 11, 2018 | Khaleej Times
Dubai economy likely to grow at faster pace
March 11, 2018 | Forbes
China And Vietnam Both Want Foreign Investment, But Is There Enough Capital To Go Around?
March 10, 2018 | Barron's
Portugal: Land of Tempting Stock Bargains
March 09, 2018 | El Cronista
Con el techo al dólar renace el atractivo de la tasa en pesos para los próximos meses (Spanish)
March 06, 2018 | Daily Nation
March 03, 2018 | Khaleej Times
GCC growth in strong rebound (Printed)
March 02, 2018 | Business Standard
Oil prices to remain subdued in near term due to rising output in US
March 01, 2018 | Business Daily Africa
Experts see Kenyan economy growing at slower pace than Uganda’s
March 01, 2018 | Ostexperte
Russlands Wirtschaft hellte sich im Januar auf (German)
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