All publications by tag «ECONOMY»
2018, November, 23, 12:05:00
VENEZUELA'S ECONOMY DOWN 17%
REUTERS - Preliminary data compiled by Venezuela’s central bank shows the economy shrank by 16.6 percent in 2017 compared with the year before, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday, the country’s sharpest decline on record.
2018, November, 23, 12:00:00
UZBEKISTAN'S GDP UP 5%
IMF - Uzbekistan's gross domestic product (GDP) continued to expand at about 5 percent. Growth in the communication, construction, mining, and some service sectors remained strong through the third quarter.
2018, November, 22, 10:45:00
CONTINUED AUSTRALIA'S GROWTH
IMF - Australia’s recent strong growth is expected to continue in the near term, further reducing slack in the economy and leading the way to gradual upward pressure on wages and prices.
2018, November, 22, 10:40:00
BRITAIN'S GROWTH 1.5%
IMF - Britain's growth is projected to remain around 1½ percent going forward, under a baseline scenario that assumes a smooth transition to a broad free trade agreement with the EU.
2018, November, 22, 10:35:00
SOUTH AFRICA'S LAGGING
IMF - Some of the negative effects of the changing external environment are already being felt in South Africa despite its economic resilience.
2018, November, 11, 07:49:00
MEXICO'S GROWTH 2.1 - 2.3%
IMF - Mexico's growth is expected to accelerate modestly in the near term, reaching 2.1 percent in 2018 and 2.3 percent in 2019. Private consumption remains the main driver of activity, supported by manufacturing exports. Private investment strengthened somewhat in recent quarters but continues to be held back by uncertainty, including, until recently, about Mexico’s future trade relationship with the United States.
2018, November, 9, 14:45:00
U.S. FEDERAL FUNDS RATE 2.25%
U.S. FRB - In view of realized and expected labor market conditions and inflation, the Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 2 to 2-1/4 percent.
2018, November, 5, 12:05:00
U.S. DEFICIT UP $0.7 BLN TO $54.0 BLN
U.S. BEA - The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $54.0 billion in September, up $0.7 billion from $53.3 billion in August,
2018, November, 2, 12:01:00
RUSSIA'S GROWTH 2018 - 19: 1.5%
EBRD - Economic growth in Russia is expected to hold steady at 1.5 per cent this year and into 2019 as the positive impact of higher oil prices is offset by the negative economic consequences of sanctions imposed by the United States of America and the European Union (EU), said the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
2018, October, 12, 11:05:00
EBRD HAS UKRAINE FOR €12.1 BLN
EBRD - The EBRD is the largest international financial investor in Ukraine. To date, the Bank has made a cumulative commitment of almost €12.1 billion across some 400 projects since the start of its operations in the country in 1993.