The economy gained traction in the final quarter of 2019, with growth accelerating to 5.5% year-on-year from the revised 5.2%...
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Kenya: Growth picks up pace in Q4 2019 -
Korea: Economic output shrinks in Q1 at sharpest pace since 2008 According to preliminary data released by the Bank of Korea, the economy contracted 1.4% in quarter-on-quarter seasonally-adjusted (qoqsa) terms in... -
Ghana: Growth jumps to over two-year high in Q4 2019; 2020 outlook sours Annual growth accelerated to 7.9% in the fourth quarter of last year, according to national accounts data released by Ghana’s... -
China: GDP contracts for first time on record in Q1 2020 as coronavirus disrupts economy Crippled by the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, China’s economy logged its first GDP decline since at least 1992 in... -
Guatemala: Economic growth eases slightly in Q4 2019 but stays solid The economy expanded 3.9% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of last year, slightly down from the prior quarter’s upwardly revised... -
Angola: Economy remains stuck in recession in Q4 2019 The economy contracted 0.8% on an annual basis in the fourth quarter, softening slightly from the previous quarter’s 1.2% fall... -
Belarus: Economy contracts for the first time in over three years in Q1 2020 The economy shrank 0.3% in the first quarter of the year, according to a preliminary GDP estimate released by Belarus’... -
Canada: Economic growth ticks down in January; flash estimate for March points to the sharpest decline on record The economy expanded 0.1% month-on-month in January, which was softer than December’s 0.3% increase and met market expectations. Economic growth... -
Finland: Economic activity cools in February with full impact of coronavirus yet to be felt Economic activity grew a working-day adjusted 1.0% in February from the same month a year earlier, down from January’s revised... -
United Kingdom: Economic activity declines in February, pointing to soft economic backdrop before hit from Covid-19 According to monthly GDP data released by the ONS, the economy shrank 0.1% in February over the previous month in...