EmergingMarketWatch

#Jordan - IMF reaches staff-level agreement with govt on 3rd review under EFF Final approval of agreement will unlock funding worth USD 130mn to kingdom https://t.co/8qMedAe7HM #EmergingMarkets

#Egypt - MPC cuts interest rates by 225bps as inflation plummets on base effects This is first rate cut since late 2020 and it was slightly above our expectation (200bps cut) https://t.co/8qMedAe7HM #EmergingMarkets https://t.co/LmyBmIKMpR

#Malaysia - GDP growth moderates to four-quarter low of 4.4% y/y in Q1 2025 Mining and quarrying was the biggest drag on growth https://t.co/8qMedAe7HM #EmergingMarkets https://t.co/spGnXM6nK2

#Kuwait - Inflation slows to 2.4% y/y in March Housing and utilities inflation decelerates to 0.7% y/y https://t.co/8qMedAe7HM #EmergingMarkets https://t.co/RIi5fr3LlM

#Italy - Еxternal goods trade balance turns to EUR 4.47bn surplus in February Non-EU trade surplus narrows due to higher energy prices in early 2025 https://t.co/8qMedAe7HM #EmergingMarkets https://t.co/B5M2dqkm4w

#DominicanRepublic - Goods trade deficit widens to USD 1.37bn in March Exports rise 18.9% y/y in March, led by manufacturing and mining https://t.co/8qMedAe7HM #EmergingMarkets https://t.co/GRyyMRrhwj

#Mongolia - General government budget posts MNT 212.8bn surplus in March Surplus comes due to reduced spending, tax receipts lower again https://t.co/8qMedAe7HM #EmergingMarkets https://t.co/ju1y6mSNmM

#Indonesia - Gross external debt rises by 4.7% y/y to USD 427.1bn at end-February Public debt is the main factor behind the external debt growth y/y https://t.co/8qMedAe7HM #EmergingMarkets https://t.co/uzCKZJU3SG

#Turkey - MPC lifts policy rate to 46% and slightly tightens corridor Committee targets stubborn inflation by curbing demand and strengthening lira appreciation https://t.co/8qMedAe7HM #EmergingMarkets https://t.co/yiD0ZwciPd

#Ukraine - Paris court enforces on Russia USD 5bn compensation to Naftogaz Naftogaz seeking Russian property in France to confiscate https://t.co/8qMedAe7HM #EmergingMarkets

#Greece - CA surplus falls 18.7% y/y to EUR 2.49bn deficit in February Decline driven primarily by a smaller goods trade deficit https://t.co/8qMedAe7HM #EmergingMarkets https://t.co/iInJ9Gb6ua

#Kazakhstan - Industrial output growth eases to 8.5% y/y in March Extraction growth rises on increased oil production again https://t.co/8qMedAe7HM #EmergingMarkets https://t.co/0RwDZ11cKY

#Estonia - Government cuts GDP growth forecast to 1.7% in 2025 Economic recovery has started as of H2/2024 despite tax hikes, finance ministry points out https://t.co/8qMedAe7HM #EmergingMarkets

#Montenegro - Government secures new hedging arrangement on Chinese Exim Bank loan Arrangement involves extension of previous hedging arrangement on loan until July 2028 https://t.co/8qMedAe7HM #EmergingMarkets

#Argentina - Goods trade surplus keeps falling, down to 2.4% of GDP in March (12m rolling) Exports growth weakens, imports surge from low base https://t.co/8qMedAe7HM #EmergingMarkets https://t.co/4KYg3MEakp

#Mexico - Fitch affirms credit rate at BBB-, outlook stable Praises the country's macroeconomic policy framework and diversification https://t.co/8qMedAe7HM #EmergingMarkets

#Ecuador - GDP contracts 0.9% y/y in Q4 and 2.0% in 2024, missing expectations The Q4 contraction was largely driven by a decline in investment https://t.co/8qMedAe7HM #EmergingMarkets https://t.co/Ew2jdXGbfI

#Serbia - Parliament elects new government led by PM Macut As many as 153 MPs vote for cabinet, 46 opposition MP are against https://t.co/8qMedAe7HM #EmergingMarkets

#Indonesia - Retail sales growth accelerates to 2.0% y/y in February Calendar effect was in play https://t.co/8qMedAe7HM #EmergingMarkets https://t.co/WroF8iCuW8

#Portugal - CA posts a deficit of EUR 24.06mn in February Goods trade deficit rises significantly, but the services trade surplus also increases https://t.co/8qMedAe7HM #EmergingMarkets https://t.co/LOm3ElTnd3