Inflation picked up from 1.7% in January to 3.1% in February—the highest reading since August 2016. February’s acceleration, however, was...
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Hong Kong: Inflation picks up in February on Lunar New Year base effect -
Brazil: Economic activity rebounds in February In February, economic activity increased 0.1% from the previous month in seasonally-adjusted terms, according to the Central Bank’s monthly indicator... -
Poland: Growth in industrial output strengthens notably in February According to the Central Statistical Office (GUS), industrial production increased 7.4% in February from the same month last year, losing... -
Italy: Industrial production contracts in January Industrial output contracted 1.9% in January on a month-on-month, seasonally adjusted basis, contrasting December’s revised 2.1% expansion (previously reported: +1.6%... -
Kenya: Central Bank slashes policy rate to lowest level in three years In a surprise move, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Kenya opted to cut the Bank... -
South Africa: Government unveils market-friendly budget; hopes to avert credit rating downgrade on 23 March President Cyril Ramaphosa’s government faced its first major test on 21 February, just six days after Ramaphosa took office, with... -
Panama: Growth in economic activity picks up steam in January The monthly indicator for economic activity (IMAE, Índice Mensual de Actividad Económica) accelerated slightly from 4.0% year-on-year growth in December... -
Hungary: Growth in industrial production quickens in January According to revised data released by the Statistical Institute (KSH) on 19 March, industrial output rose a working-day adjusted 6.7%... -
Japan: Export growth slows in February due to fewer working days; Japan signs CPTPP on 8 March Nominal yen-denominated merchandise exports increased 1.8% year-on-year in February, decelerating substantially from January’s 12.2% rise and coming in just below... -
Ireland: Economic growth jumps in Q4 despite Brexit-related uncertainty The latest national accounts data published by the Central Statistics Office on 19 March showed that the Irish economy remained...