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Publication date: 29 September 2023

The unexpected decision adds significant momentum to Central Europe’s monetary easing campaign, which began in May when Hungary’s National Bank (MNB) reduced its benchmark rate…

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Publication date: 1 July 2022

Although the MNB has struck a more hawkish tone and has raised rates more sharply than expected -- the latest increase is the largest since 2008 -- it has a track record of…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 15 July 2015

This month, 3 trillion dollars had been wiped off the value of all listed companies since a seven-year high on June 12, undermining confidence in the government's ability to steer…

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Publication date: 21 February 2024

However, although output has grown, a tight labour market and persistent inflation have created new problems. The reorientation of trade away from Europe has resulted in a…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 6 November 2019

This followed two days after Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), which offered an honest assessment of the steep deterioration in the…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 23 October 2020

However, rather than reject Lusaka's proposal, a group of creditors abstained from the vote, forcing an adjournment until November 13. That date coincides with the end of Zambia’s…

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Publication date: 29 March 2016

This, with his recently acquired Beltone Financial Holding SAE, will create Egypt's second largest investment bank. Yet the profitability of the Middle East and North Africa…

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