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Guatemala and Taiwan plan to sign an MoU on investment and production to attract investment from Taiwanese companies to Guatemala, according to Guatemalan President Alejandro
April 7, 2023
Guatemala and Taiwan plan to sign an MoU on investment and production to attract investment from Taiwanese companies to Guatemala, according to Guatemalan President Alejandro
Brazil current account registered a surplus of USD 0.286 bln in March, the largest since June 2021 and a significant improvement from a USD 3
Senegal annual inflation rate rose slightly to 9.5% in March from 9.4% in the previous month, the lowest reading since June 2022, due to soaring
The World Bank’s Macro Poverty Outlook for Nigeria warns that population growth outpacing poverty reduction will push 13 mln people below the poverty line by
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Lebanon annual inflation rate soared to a record high of 264% in March from 190% in February. Costs of communication, health, and transportation were the
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Russia has once again threatened to withdraw from the UN-brokered grain deal to protect Ukrainian shipments after an attack was launched on the Russian Black
Thailand finance ministry lowered its 2023 GDP growth estimate to 3.6% from 3.8%, citing a weaker export outlook amid a global slowdown. The finance ministry
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The Philippine central bank has amended its rules to ease pressure on the peso, which slipped to a four-month low. Officials expanded the coverage of
German chancellor Olaf Scholz has invited Chinese premier Li Qiang to Berlin for talks on June 20 to ease tensions between Europe and the Chinese
Bangladesh will present a more flexible exchange rate and reforms to banks’ lending rates to the IMF, which will visit the country from April 25