Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic’s central bank lowered its key interest rate by 25 bps to 6.25%, citing favorable global conditions, such as easing commodity prices and
October 31, 2024
The Dominican Republic’s central bank lowered its key interest rate by 25 bps to 6.25%, citing favorable global conditions, such as easing commodity prices and
Bolivia’s Home Minister Eduardo Del Castillo met with police leaders to address roadblocks by Evo Morales supporters, now ongoing for 17 days. Del Castillo said
Zambia’s annual inflation rate reached 15.7% in October, a nearly three-year high, driven by the prolonged drought affecting meat, corn, and cereal prices. The IMF
Uganda’s inflation eased to 2.9% in October from 3.0% in September due to falling food prices. MoM, prices rose 0.5% versus 0.2% previously. Core inflation
South Africa is unlikely to introduce a new inflation target or binding fiscal anchor by the February budget as more political consensus is needed, said
Mauritius’ gross public-sector debt reached 565.2 bln rupees by the end of September, up from 546.3 bln rupees in June, with an increase in short-term
Kenya’s annual inflation rate fell to 2.7% in October, the lowest since at least 2010, driven by easing fuel, food, and utility prices. Transport costs
Ethiopia aims to collect 1.5 tln birr in revenue for the current fiscal year, with a 65% increase in the first quarter to 180 bln
The Czech Republic began importing gas from Algeria in October to reduce dependency on Russian supplies amid the Ukraine conflict. The CEZ power group stated
Uzbekistan’s central bank held rates at 13.5%. The board assessed that this level of monetary policy was needed to return inflation to its medium-term target
Kazakhstan’s PM Bektenov stated that an earlier USD 450 bln nominal GDP target by 2029 is realistic. Bektenov commented that if the country sustains real
Ukraine’s central bank held interest rates steady and said borrowing costs will likely stay on hold until next year as the bank remains focused on
Thailand’s current account surplus narrowed to USD 600 mln in September from USD 3.5 bln a year earlier, with the trade surplus dropping to USD
Pakistan’s plan to privatize Pakistan International Airlines hit a setback as the only bid submitted was 8.5 times below the minimum price of USD 306
China’s central bank injected USD 70 bln into money markets through a new policy tool designed to ease liquidity pressures and promote lending. The tool