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Czech National Bank keeps rates at 3.5%

bne IntelliNews June 26, 2025

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.

Polish public support for Ukraine’s EU and NATO membership drops sharply – poll

bne IntelliNews June 25, 2025

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.

Hungary’s MNB leaves rates on hold, won’t rush to restart easing cycle

bne IntelliNews June 25, 2025

The Hungarian central bank (MNB) left its base rate on hold on June 24 at 6.50% for the ninth month in a row.

Moldova’s economy minister attributes Q1 GDP contraction to export decline

Iulian Ernst in Bucharest June 25, 2025

Doina Nistor says growth in services exports failed to offset decline in exports of goods.

Uzbekistan’s foreign trade expands 15% y/y to $31.3bn in Jan–May

Mokhi Sultanova in Tashkent June 24, 2025

Growth driven by a 31% rise in exports to $14.8bn. Imports rose a modest 3.7% to $16.5bn.

Polish retail sales ease growth in May but still point to sustained consumption as pillar of growth

bne IntelliNews June 24, 2025

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.

Spare my blushes – Spanish asset manager discusses Turkey’s 0% weight in portfolios

Akin Nazli in Belgrade June 24, 2025

To the MSCI EM Index, country remains a rounding error. Will the Israel-Iran clash blow it and the world further off course?

Sanctions no longer top Russian business concern, worries now focused on internal constraints on growth – survey

Ben Aris in Berlin June 24, 2025

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.

Where US military facilities are in the Middle East

Anna Fleck for Statista June 24, 2025

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.

Polish PPI eases decline rate slightly in May

bne IntelliNews June 23, 2025

Poland's producer price index fell 1.5% year on year in May, following a revised decline of 1.6% y/y in April.

Slovak unemployment stays at 3.71% in May

bne IntelliNews June 22, 2025

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.

Romanian wage growth slows sharply in April, signalling end of high-growth period

Iulian Ernst in Bucharest June 20, 2025

Romania’s average net wage posted its weakest real-terms growth in over a year in April, rising by just 3.5% y/y.

Russian inflation slows to 9.6% as of June 16

bne IntelliNews June 19, 2025

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.

Turkey’s central bank stays put on rates in fog of geopolitical tensions

Akin Nazli in Belgrade June 19, 2025

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’s central bank boosts gold reserves to more than 50 tonnes

Tatyana Kekic in Belgrade June 19, 2025

Serbia has been among the most active gold buyers in Europe in recent years.

Romania’s public debt hits 56.1% of GDP at end-March

bne IntelliNews June 19, 2025

Romania’s public debt rose by €7bn during Q1 2025, mainly due to the FX bonds issued in January and February.

Gas flowing from Iran to Turkey without interruption, says minister

Akin Nazli in Belgrade June 18, 2025

Fifth of Turkey's oil imports pass Strait of Hormuz. Ankara confident it could replace these shipments if passage was disrupted amid conflict.

Pakistan holds key interest rate at 11% amid oil price risks

bno - Mumbai Office June 18, 2025

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.

Belarus inflation exceeds official targets as May rate hits 7.1%

bne IntelliNews June 17, 2025

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

Who hold the most gold reserves?

bne IntelliNews June 17, 2025

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.

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