At its meeting on 20–21 May, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) decided to raise the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR)...
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Korea: Consumer confidence falls to six-month low in May Consumer confidence fell to 98.4 in May from April’s 100.7. May’s result marked the worst performance since November 2023. Consequently,... -
Malaysia: Merchandise exports rebound in April Merchandise exports increased 1.3% year-on-year in April, following March’s 6.1% decrease. The outturn marked the strongest result since February 2023.... -
Kuwait: Inflation increases in April Inflation edged up to 3.2% in April, above March’s 3.0%. The reading was well below the average for the Middle... -
Kenya: GDP records slowest expansion in one year in Q4 2023 The economy lost steam at the tail end of 2023, expanding 5.1% year on year in the fourth quarter (Q3... -
Chile: GDP growth records best reading since Q4 2021 in Q1 GDP growth accelerated to 1.9% on a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis in the first quarter, up from 0.1% in the... -
Panama: Economic activity deteriorates in March Economic activity dropped 2.1% year on year in March (February: +0.2% yoy). Looking at the details of the release, activity... -
Thailand: GDP growth ebbs in the first quarter GDP growth moderated to 1.5% year on year in the first quarter, from 1.7% in the fourth quarter of last... -
Singapore: Non-oil domestic exports drop in April Non-oil domestic exports (NODX) declined 9.3% in annual terms in April, on the heels of March’s 20.8% plunge. The downturn... -
Qatar: Inflation drops to lowest level in over three years in April Inflation eased to 0.7% in April, edging down from March’s 1.0%. April’s figure represented the weakest inflation rate since March...