Day: September 24, 2024

Dominican Republic

According to Moody’s the Dominican Republic’s credit strengths, such as robust growth dynamics and manageable liquidity risks, are offset by weaker fiscal and institutional frameworks.

Brazil

Brazil’s central bank undertook on a tightening cycle, raising interest rates amid stronger-than-anticipated economic activity and inflation persistently above the 3% target. The initial rate

Uganda

Uganda’s public debt rose by 8% YoY to USD 25.6 bln, primarily due to increased domestic borrowing, which escalated to USD 11 bln from USD

Nigeria

In a move to curb inflation and support the naira, Nigeria’s central bank unexpectedly increased its borrowing rate by 75 bps to a record 27.25%.

Morocco

Morocco’s central bank held its interest rate at 2.75%, opting to assess the impacts of a recent unexpected rate cut on inflation, which remains above

Ghana

Ghana’s central bank governor emphasized the need for banks to bolster their fraud prevention strategies following a notable increase in monetary losses linked to fraudulent

Israel

Egypt negotiated a deal with Israel to boost its gas imports by 20%, escalating the volume to 1.2 bln cubic feet per day starting in

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan recorded a GDP growth of 3.7% from January to August 2024, with significant contributions from sectors like construction (8.8%) and transportation (7.9%). The nation’s

Russia

Western officials sought to lower expectations for the plan to end the war that Ukrainian President Zelensky is presenting in New York this week, saying

Russia

Russia plans to maintain defense spending at a historic high in 2025 and sees only slight declines in the following two years as President Putin’s

Sri Lanka

Moody’s anticipates that Sri Lanka’s reform agenda and macroeconomic policies will remain stable under the new presidency of Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The rating agency foresees

China

In a coordinated move, the China’s central bank cut the 14-day reverse repo rate and announced a major economic briefing, signaling a more aggressive stance

Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s central bank raised its overnight repurchase agreement rate by 50 bps to 9.5% and intends to maintain a contractionary monetary stance until inflation aligns