Consumer prices in March fell 0.7% over the previous month, contrasting February’s 0.5% month-on-month increase and marking the sharpest contraction...
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Estonia: Inflation drops to 41-month low in March -
Hungary: Industrial production growth slows in February Industrial production rose a working-day adjusted 1.7% year-on-year in February, down from January’s 2.7% increase, according to a first estimate... -
Taiwan: Consumer prices unchanged in March Consumer prices decreased 0.45% in March compared with the previous month, following February’s revised 1.06% decrease (previously reported: -1.08%). The... -
Colombia: Consumer confidence hits over three-year low in March Consumers turned notably more pessimistic in March, with the Fedesarrollo consumer confidence index plunging to minus 23.8 from minus 11.2... -
Israel: Exports and imports plummet in March, trade deficit widens Merchandise exports fell 34.6% in USD terms in March, coming after February’s 4.7% decline, while imports were down 14.1% (February:... -
Poland: Government approves EUR 47 billion stimulus package to buttress economy against coronavirus blow On 30 March, Poland’s Parliament approved a PLN 212 billion (EUR 47 billion) stimulus package, including both wage support and... -
Russia: Consumer confidence edges up but remains entrenched in negative territory in Q1 The first-quarter consumer confidence index, published by the Federal Statistics Service (Rosstat) on 3 April, edged up to minus 11... -
Russia: Government favors relatively moderate fiscal stimulus measures despite increasing Covid-19 fallout At the end of March, the Russian government announced a RUB 1.3 trillion (approximately USD 18.3 billion) economic support package... -
Romania: Leu slides to all-time low in March on coronavirus fears The Romanian leu (RON) lost ground against the euro over the past month and hit an all-time low of 4.86... -
Hungary: Forint hits fresh record low in April The Hungarian forint (HUF) nosedived against the euro over the past month and hit an all-time low of HUF 365...