At its meeting on 24 July, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Kenya’s Central Bank decided to hold the central...
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Greece: New Democracy clinches victory in general election; slow pace of economic recovery set to continue In line with what opinion polls had anticipated, the conservative New Democracy (ND) party, headed by now Prime Minister Kyriakos... -
Turkey: Consumer confidence drops again in July Sentiment among Turkish consumers dropped to a near-record low in July, with the consumer confidence index falling from 57.6 in... -
Saudi Arabia: Drop in consumer prices continues to moderate in June Consumer prices rose 0.2% over the previous month in June, following May’s 0.1% increase. The result mainly reflects higher prices... -
Thailand: Exports drop again in June, but trade surplus widens The Thai trade balance recorded a surplus of USD 3.2 billion in June (June 2018: USD 1.8 billion surplus), despite... -
Taiwan: Industrial production declines at softer pace in June Industrial output fell 0.4% year-on-year in June, up from the revised 2.6% year-on-year decrease logged in May (previously reported: -3.1%... -
Israel: Economic activity picks up in June after May’s lull The Bank of Israel’s Composite State of the Economy Index rose 0.23% in June, up from May’s revised 0.14% increase... -
Singapore: Inflation and core inflation moderate in June Consumer prices decreased 0.2% over the previous month in June, following the 0.7% increase recorded in May. According to data... -
Nigeria: Central Bank holds policy rate stable in July At its 22–23 July meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) unanimously decided to... -
Hungary: MNB remains put in July meeting as inflation recedes On 23 July, the Monetary Council of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) opted to keep the base rate at its...