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4-May-18
India: Business conditions for both manufacturing and service companies improve in April

Business conditions improved in April, with both the services and manufacturing PMIs advancing further into expansionary territory. The composite Purchasing...

By: Edward

On: 4-May-18
4-May-18
Nigeria: PMI eases from record high in April

The Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) receded from 58.8 in March to 58.1 in April. March’s reading...

By: Angela

On: 4-May-18
4-May-18
South Africa: PMI eases on softer output but points to further expansion in April

In April, the Standard Bank Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) edged down a further 0.5 points to 50.4 points, dipping below...

By: Chris T

On: 4-May-18
4-May-18
Canada: Ivey PMI jumps to multi-year high in April

In April, the Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), prepared by the Richard Ivey School of Business, jumped 11.7 points to...

By: Chris T

On: 4-May-18
3-May-18
Chile: Central Bank leaves policy rate unchanged in May

At its monetary policy meeting ending on 3 May, the board of the Central Bank of Chile (BCC) unanimously voted...

By: Almanas

On: 3-May-18
3-May-18
Czech Republic: Central Bank stays put in May

At its 3 May meeting, the Bank Board of the Czech National Bank opted to leave the two-week repo rate...

By: Javier

On: 3-May-18
3-May-18
Brazil: Industrial production contracts in March

Industrial production shrank in March, contracting 0.1% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms, in contrast to the downwardly revised 0.1% increase recorded...

By: Lindsey

On: 3-May-18
3-May-18
Turkey: Inflation climbs further into double-digit territory in April

Consumer prices rose 1.87% from the previous month in April, up from March’s 0.99% rise and overshooting analysts’ expectations. April’s...

By: Oliver

On: 3-May-18
3-May-18
Turkey: President Erdogan calls snap elections for June, government announces additional fiscal stimulus measures

On 18 April, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that snap presidential and parliamentary elections would be held on 24 June,...

By: Oliver

On: 3-May-18
3-May-18
Kazakhstan: Inflation edges down in April

Consumer prices increased 0.4% over the previous month in April, down from the 0.5% rise recorded in March. Prices increased...

By: Lindsey

On: 3-May-18

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India: Business conditions for both manufacturing and service companies improve in April

Nigeria: PMI eases from record high in April

South Africa: PMI eases on softer output but points to further expansion in April

Canada: Ivey PMI jumps to multi-year high in April

Chile: Central Bank leaves policy rate unchanged in May

Czech Republic: Central Bank stays put in May

Brazil: Industrial production contracts in March

Turkey: Inflation climbs further into double-digit territory in April

Turkey: President Erdogan calls snap elections for June, government announces additional fiscal stimulus measures

Kazakhstan: Inflation edges down in April

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