The economy finished last year on unexpectedly strong footing, buoyed by resilient consumer spending and robust growth in services exports....
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Israel: Economy wraps up 2017 with unexpectedly strong growth -
Russia: Industrial production rebounds in January Industrial activity swung to expansion in January, after two consecutive months of contraction. According to the Federal State Statistics Service... -
Bulgaria: Inflation drops in January Consumer prices rose 0.3% in January from the previous month, coming in below the 0.4% month-on-month increase observed in December.... -
Dominican Republic: Inflation edges down in January Consumer prices rose 0.29% in January over the previous month, following a 0.97% month-on-month increase—the largest since January 2013—in December.... -
Ghana: Inflation moderates in January Consumer prices increased 1.4% over the previous month in January, accelerating from a 1.0% in month-on-month rise in December, and... -
Lithuania: Inflation ticks up in January Consumer prices in Lithuania jumped 0.3% in January from the previous month, following December’s flat reading. According to the Statistical... -
Singapore: Revised estimates confirm economic growth decelerated in Q4 Restrained by a contraction in the manufacturing sector, economic growth decelerated in the fourth quarter, according to revised estimates released... -
Philippines: Remittance growth accelerates in December In December, cash remittances from Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) reached an all-time high of USD 2.7 billion, a 7.1% increase... -
Singapore: Export growth strengthens considerably at the beginning of the year Non-oil domestic exports (NODX) rose 13.0% in annual terms in January, significantly above December’s soft 3.1% increase and surprising market... -
Japan: Machinery orders contract at fastest pace in over three years in December Core machinery orders—a leading indicator of capital spending over a three to six month period—tumbled in December at the fastest...