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Inflation will impede East Asia's economic recovery

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EAST ASIA

China, Japan and South Korea are no exceptions, but their inflation rates and policies differ from those in North America and Europe. How they address the challenge and how far…

China’s monetary policy will rely on banks’ compliance

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CHINA

China’s GDP growth slowed to 6.4% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2018, with full-year growth at 6.6%. The PBoC is loosening monetary policy to support growth by lowering…

Doubts about Turkish national accounts data may linger

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TURKEY

Spectacular recent GDP data.

Jakarta will champion developing countries in G20 role

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INDONESIA

Indonesia is the G20’s president this year. It is set to host the 17th G20 summit in Bali in late October.

COVID-19 crisis to trigger recession in Panama

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PANAMA

COVID-19 impact.

India’s economic growth will slow further

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INDIA

India's macroeconomic problems.

Dominican monetary policies pave way for growth

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

The relative sluggishness is due partly to the delayed impacts of financial tightening and reduced global demand. While domestic demand has been the primary engine of growth, the…

Kenya faces growing fiscal consolidation challenges

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KENYA

The weakness of the Kenyan shilling, which is constantly hitting new record lows, has generated so much concern that, on October 24, parliament summoned the central bank governor…

Kenya’s president will aim for fiscal consolidation

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KENYA

Nairobi cancelled a bond sale last year; it has 17 months to rebuild its credibility with investors before seeking to refinance a USD2bn Eurobond.

Earthquake impacts will deepen Haiti's economic woes

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HAITI

A lack of fiscal buffers to mitigate the pandemic’s dramatic consequences has increased Haiti’s dependence on international financial assistance, while a recent earthquake has…