At its monetary policy meeting on 4 February, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) left the overnight deposit, overnight lending...
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Egypt: Central Bank holds rates unchanged at second successive meeting in February -
Malaysia: Merchandise exports grow markedly in December Merchandise exports increased 13.0% in annual and USD terms in December, above November’s 5.3% increase and rising for the fourth... -
United Kingdom: BoE keeps rates and asset purchases unchanged in February; prepares to add negative rates option to... At its meeting ending on 3 February, the Bank of England (BoE) maintained the bank rate at a record low... -
Colombia: Decline in exports moderates in December Merchandise exports dropped at a softer pace of 9.0% year-on-year in December 2020, following November’s 14.3% plunge and logging the... -
Cyprus: Consumer prices drop at sharpest annual rate in seven months in January Consumer prices dropped 1.06% over the previous month in January, down from December’s 0.70% drop and logging the lowest reading... -
Peru: Inflation hits highest level since May 2019 in January Consumer prices in Metropolitan Lima rose 0.74% in January over the previous month, picking up from the 0.05% increase seen... -
Peru: Merchandise exports grow at a milder rate in December Merchandise exports rose 3.7% in annual terms in December, on the heels of November’s 8.8% jump. Meanwhile, merchandise imports jumped... -
Hong Kong: Retail sales dip in January Retail sales declined 14.5% in year-on-year terms in January, which was a deterioration from December’s -14.0% decrease. Looking at the... -
Chile: Business confidence jumps in January Business confidence rose to 54.4 in January from December’s 48.0, marking the strongest sentiment since September 2018. Consequently, the index... -
Poland: Central Bank keeps rates unchanged in February At its meeting on 3 February, the National Bank of Poland (NBP) once again decided to maintain the reference rate...