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February 18, 2016
Sri Lanka has made encouraging progress in reducing poverty to below 7 percent of the population, but pockets of severe poverty remain.
February 18, 2016
In January 2016, the EU passenger car market started the year positively, marking the 29th consecutive month of growth.
February 17, 2016
The Eurozone trade surplus increased to €24.3 billion in December 2015 compared to a €23.7 billion surplus a year earlier, as both exports and imports rose 3 percent.
February 17, 2016
Italian trade surplus increased to €6.02 billion in December of 2015, up from a €5.72 billion surplus a year earlier.
February 17, 2016
The cost of living in the UK decreased sharply at the start of the year, weighed down by declines in the prices for clothing and footwear and those for furniture and household equipment.
February 17, 2016
German investor confidence deteriorated in February, albeit a little less than expected, according to the ZEW Center for European Economic Research in Mannheim.
February 17, 2016
China banks granted more new loans than expected in January, boosted by increased injections from the central bank ahead of the Lunar New Year.
February 17, 2016
Factory gate inflation fell in January by slightly more than markets had been expecting.
February 17, 2016
Brazil’s exports outweighed imports in the second week of February, in the second weekly surplus of the month. Since January, the country is running a $2.2 billion surplus.
February 16, 2016
Taiwan's exports fell 13 percent year-on-year to $22.2 billion in January, declining for the 12th straight month, according to the Ministry of Finance.
February 16, 2016
South Korea's exports plunged at the fastest pace in six and a half years last month as global demand was hit hard by persistent low oil prices and a slowdown in China.
February 16, 2016
The inflation forecast from financial institutions for this year has changed up for the seventh straight time.