Consumer prices declined 0.1% from the previous month in December, contrasting November’s 0.1% rise. The reading was driven mainly by...
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Saudi Arabia: Inflation gathers pace in December -
UAE: Inflation rises sharply in December Consumer prices rose 0.69% in December from the prior month, contrasting November’s 0.03% decline. According to the Federal Competitiveness and... -
Hong Kong: Inflation edges up on higher food prices in December Inflation ticked up to 1.7% in December, a modest acceleration from the 1.6% reading of November. December’s print was in... -
Kenya: Central Bank keeps key rate on hold in January The Central Bank opted to keep the keep the key rate unchanged at 10.00% at its first meeting of 2018... -
Ghana: Bank of Ghana holds policy rate unchanged, surprising market analysts An upward trend in inflation over the past three months prompted the Bank of Ghana to keep its monetary policy... -
Thailand: Export growth moderates at the end of 2017 Thailand’s external sector recorded a USD 280 million deficit in December, significantly below the USD 1 billion surplus registered in... -
South Africa: Central Bank holds repurchase rate steady in January The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) left the the repurchase rate unchanged at 6.75%... -
Israel: Economic activity broadly stable in December In December, the Bank of Israel’s (BoI) Composite State of the Economy Index rose 0.32% on a month-on-month basis, moderating... -
Netherlands: Consumer confidence remains elevated in January The seasonally-adjusted consumer confidence index declined marginally to 24 points in January, from 25 points in December. As a result,... -
Poland: Growth in industrial output decelerates considerably in December According to the Central Statistical Office (GUS), industrial production increased 2.7% in December from the same month last year, decelerating...