At its meeting on 22 May, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) left its policy rate...
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Ghana: Central Bank stays put at 29.50% in May -
Israel: Bank of Israel hikes by 25 basis points in May At its 22 May meeting, the Bank of Israel (BoI) raised the policy rate from 4.50% to 4.75%. The decision... -
Denmark: Consumer sentiment continues to steadily improve in May; still remains pessimistic Consumer sentiment improved for a seventh consecutive month in May and rose to minus 15.1, up from the prior month’s... -
Hong Kong: Inflation rises in April but remains mild Inflation came in at 2.0% in April, which was up from March’s 1.6%, on the back of faster clothing and... -
Indonesia: Merchandise exports contract at sharper pace in April Merchandise exports fell 29.4% year-on-year in April (March: -11.6% year-on-year). Falling exports of oil and gas and non-oil and gas... -
Peru: Economic activity bounces back in March Economic activity increased 0.2% year on year in March (February: -0.5% yoy). March’s figure was largely driven by faster growth... -
Japan: Inflation rises in April Inflation came in at 3.5% in April, which was up from March’s 3.2%. Food prices ticked up, driving the acceleration.... -
Panama: Economic activity growth rises in January In January, economic activity expanded 9.9% from the same month a year earlier, which was above December’s 7.5% increase. Economic... -
Hungary: The economy contracts at a softer pace in Q1 According to a preliminary reading, the economy shrank 0.2% on a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis in the first quarter, following... -
Malaysia: Merchandise exports deteriorate in April Merchandise exports contracted 20.3% over the same month last year in April, weakening further from March’s 7.3% drop. The downturn...