A second national accounts release confirmed that the economy improved in the first quarter, expanding 0.8% on a seasonally adjusted...
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Portugal: Economy records best reading in a year in Q1 2024 -
Thailand: Merchandise exports rebound in April Merchandise exports increased 5.8% annually in April (March: -10.2% year-on-year). Meanwhile, merchandise imports climbed 6.4% over the same month last... -
India: GDP growth records slowest increase in a year in January–March GDP reading: GDP growth waned to 7.8% year on year in January–March (October–December FY 2023) from 8.6% in October–December. January–March’s... -
Spain: Current account improves in March The current account posted a EUR 3.3 billion surplus in March, improving from the EUR 1.9 billion surplus posted in... -
Kazakhstan: National Bank of Kazakhstan resumes monetary policy loosening in May At its meeting on 31 May, the National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) resumed its monetary policy loosening cycle, cutting the... -
Kenya: Inflation increases in May Inflation ticked up to 5.1% in May, up from April’s 5.0% and surprising markets on the upside. Looking at the... -
Switzerland: Retail sales rebound in April Retail sales expanded 0.2% in month-on-month seasonally adjusted terms in April, which contrasted March’s 0.3% decrease. Looking at the details... -
Lithuania: GDP growth records a two-year high in Q1 A second national accounts release confirmed that seasonally and calendar-adjusted GDP growth accelerated to 2.9% year on year in the... -
Czech Republic: GDP growth inches down in Q1 The economy lost some steam in Q1 2024, when GDP growth waned to 0.3% in a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis.... -
Estonia: GDP records smallest contraction in six quarters during Q1 GDP shrank at a milder pace of 2.4% year on year in the first quarter, compared to the 2.6% fall...