GDP growth accelerated to 4.3% year on year in the fourth quarter from 2.7% in Q3. The improvement was broad-based,...
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Dominican Republic: Central Bank holds fire for a fifth consecutive meeting in March At its meeting on 31 March, the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) voted to once again maintain the... -
Kenya: Inflation remains stable in March Inflation came in at 9.2% in March, unchanged from February’s result. The reading was primarily driven by rising prices for... -
Greece: Unemployment rate rises in February February’s data pointed to a deterioration in the labor market. The number of employed people decreased by 27,235 compared with... -
Vietnam: Central Bank cuts the benchmark refinancing rate by 50 basis points in March On 31 March, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) cut the benchmark refinancing rate from 6.00% to 5.50%. The move... -
Japan: Industrial output records quickest growth since June 2022 in February Industrial production increased 4.5% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in February (January: -5.3% mom). The print marked the best reading since... -
Dominican Republic: Economic activity growth gains momentum in February Economic activity increased 1.8% compared to the same month of the previous year in February, which was above January’s 0.4%... -
Spain: Retail sales growth eases in February Retail sales grew 3.5% in year-on-year terms in February, which was a deterioration from January’s 7.3% increase. The reading was... -
New Zealand: Consumer confidence decreases in March The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence indicator dropped to 77.7 in March from 79.8 in February. Therefore, the index remained entrenched... -
Euro Area: Unemployment rate stable in February The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was stable at January’s 6.6% in February. Six economies had stable unemployment rates in February,...