On 9 April, the Bank of Korea (BOK) voted to keep the base rate at 0.75%, following a 50-basis-point cut...
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Greece: Industrial output contracts for fifth consecutive month in February before coronavirus impact Industrial production dropped 3.4% year-on-year in working-day adjusted terms in February, following January’s revised 1.0% slip (previously reported: -1.2% year-on-year)... -
Greece: Unemployment rate holds steady at 2020 outset The number of unemployed workers fell by only 448 in January compared to December 2019 while the seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate... -
Bulgaria: Industrial production flat in February ahead of coronavirus blow Industrial production virtually flatlined in February, inching up 0.1% year-on-year, which contrasted a 0.7% decrease in January. Meanwhile, average annual... -
Italy: Industrial production falls back in February, starts to feel the pinch of Covid-19 Industrial output fell 1.2% in February on a month-on-month, seasonally-adjusted basis. The reading strongly contrasted January’s 2.6% jump. February’s drop... -
Peru: Merchandise exports fall at sharper pace in February Peru’s trade balance recorded a USD 392 million surplus in February, larger than January’s USD 287 million surplus and the... -
Lithuania: Inflation dips to four-month low in March Consumer prices ticked down 0.1% on a month-on-month basis in March, matching February’s reading and marking the second consecutive month... -
Serbia: National Bank of Serbia cuts policy rate in April On 9 April, the Executive Board of the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) lowered the key policy rate by 25... -
Germany: Exports rise in February German exports rose 1.3% month-on-month on a seasonally- and calendar-adjusted basis, up from January’s revised 0.1% increase (previously reported: flat... -
United Kingdom: Industrial production ticks up in February Industrial production rose 0.1% in February over the previous month, down from January’s revised 0.2% increase (previously reported: -0.1% month-on-month)....