The Czech National Bank has kept the main interest rate at 3.5% following a unanimous decision at the monetary board meeting on June 25. The decision was widely expected.
Public backing in Poland for Ukraine’s accession to the European Union and Nato has fallen significantly since the start of the war, according to a new survey by the research agency IBRiS.
The Hungarian central bank (MNB) left its base rate on hold on June 24 at 6.50% for the ninth month in a row.
Doina Nistor says growth in services exports failed to offset decline in exports of goods.
Growth driven by a 31% rise in exports to $14.8bn. Imports rose a modest 3.7% to $16.5bn.
Polish retail sales grew 4.4% year on year in constant prices in May, a marked slowdown from the 7.6% y/y increase recorded in April.
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Russian business leaders are increasingly less concerned about Western sanctions but more preoccupied with structural economic challenges, particularly labour shortages and cost pressures, according to the latest "CEO Barometer" poll.
Iran launched an attack on a US air base in Qatar on Monday evening local time, according to state media. The move comes amid escalations between Israel and Iran and is a retaliation for the US decision to attack Iran’s nuclear sites yesterday.
Poland's producer price index fell 1.5% year on year in May, following a revised decline of 1.6% y/y in April.
Unemployment in Slovakia stayed at 3.71% in May, the same as in the previous month. The April level was the lowest on record since 1993. Year on year, it dropped by 0.07 percentage points.
Romania’s average net wage posted its weakest real-terms growth in over a year in April, rising by just 3.5% y/y.
Russia’s consumer prices rose by 0.04% week on week between June 10 and 16, compared with 0.03% w/w the previous week, according to the latest data from RosStat.
Lira has felt renewed pressure since Israel's attack on Iran was launched six days ago. Regulator has burnt through reserves to maintain stability.
Serbia has been among the most active gold buyers in Europe in recent years.
Romania’s public debt rose by €7bn during Q1 2025, mainly due to the FX bonds issued in January and February.
Fifth of Turkey's oil imports pass Strait of Hormuz. Ankara confident it could replace these shipments if passage was disrupted amid conflict.
Pakistan’s central bank has kept the interest rate unchanged at 11%, citing fresh inflationary risks due to volatile global oil prices and regional geopolitical tensions.
Consumer prices in Belarus rose 0.7% in May, pushing annual inflation to 7.1%, according to data published by the National Statistical Committee, Belstat, on June 10. The latest figures show inflation outpacing government targets and accelerating fro
In 2025, gold prices reached unprecedented levels, with spot gold trading at above $3,932 per troy ounce as of May 7th, an increase of over 83% within just a year.