The economy lost considerable traction in the final quarter of 2019. GDP grew 3.6% in annual terms in the fourth...
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Malaysia: Economy slumps to over one-decade low in Q4 2019 -
Sweden: Riksbank leaves the repo rate unchanged in February At its 12 February monetary policy meeting, the Central Bank left the repo rate unchanged at 0.00%, where it has... -
Taiwan: Growth accelerates in Q4 2019 The economy expanded 3.3% in the fourth quarter compared to the same quarter a year earlier, according to a second... -
Belarus: Central Bank cuts refinancing rate to fresh record low in February At its 12 February meeting, the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB) trimmed the refinancing rate by 25... -
Ghana: Inflation ticks down in January Consumer prices jumped 1.4% in January, accelerating from December’s 0.3% uptick and marking the highest reading since January 2018. The... -
Brazil: Retail sales fall in December Retail sales, excluding cars and construction, fell 0.1% over the prior month on a seasonally-adjusted basis in December, contrasting November’s... -
Australia: Business sentiment regains some lost ground at beginning of 2020 The business confidence index produced by National Australia Bank (NAB) rose to minus 0.8 points in January, from minus 2.5... -
Philippines: Merchandise exports rebound to two-and-a-half-year high in December Merchandise export growth soared 21.4% year-on-year in December, sharply rebounding from November’s revised 0.4% decline (previously reported: -0.7% year-on-year). The... -
South Africa: Manufacturing production falls at the sharpest pace in over five years in December On an annual basis, manufacturing output plummeted 5.9% in December, (November: -3.2% year-on-year) thus marking the worst result since August... -
United Kingdom: Economy flatlines in Q4 2019 as political uncertainty bites The economy flatlined in Q4 in quarter-on-quarter (qoq) seasonally-adjusted terms, down from Q3’s revised 0.5% expansion (previously reported: +0.4% quarter-on-quarter)...