Egypt’s non-oil private sector contracts in May – PMI
ypt’s non-oil private sector remained in contraction in May, with the S&P Global Egypt PMI rising to 47.1 from…
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Egypt’s non-oil private sector expands for second month – PMI
Egypt posted a 50.2 reading in December 2025 on the headline seasonally adjusted S&P Global Egypt Purchasing…
Egypt non-oil sector expands at 5-year high
Egypt’s non-oil private sector recorded its strongest expansion in five years in November 2025, driven by rising…
UK service sector sees strongest growth in 16 months
The UK service sector recorded a solid upturn in August, with the S&P Global UK Services PMI Business Activity…
UK private sector hits 1-year high in output growth
UK private sector output grew at its fastest pace in a year in August, driven by a rise in new orders, according to…
Russia’s services sector stabilises in August, PMI shows
Activity in Russia’s services sector stabilised in August after two months of decline, with firms increasing hiring…
Russia’s private sector downturn eases in August – PMI
Russia’s private sector contraction slowed in August, with the S&P Global Composite PMI Output Index rising to…
Eurozone private sector activity hits one-year high in August – PMI
Eurozone private sector activity expanded at its fastest pace in a year in August, though overall growth remained…
Eurozone services sector under pressure, exports fall
Eurozone services activity grew only marginally in August as demand stalled and overseas orders fell sharply, the…
UK factory output decline extends in August – PMI
The UK manufacturing sector contracted further in August, with output falling for the tenth consecutive month amid…
Russia’s manufacturing downturn eases in August, PMI shows
Russia’s manufacturing sector contracted for a third straight month in August, though at a softer pace, as weak…
China’s factory output expands in June ’25
China's manufacturing sector saw growth at the end of Q2, with the PMI rising to 50.4 in June from 48.3 in May,…
S&P Global: US manufacturing growth accelerates in June ’25
The US manufacturing sector continued to expand in June, with the S&P Global Manufacturing PMI rising to 52.9…
UK business confidence hits 9-yr peak in June ’25
Confidence among British employers climbed to its highest level since 2015 in June, with companies increasingly…
Eurozone growth stagnates in June, services stall
The Eurozone’s private sector showed minimal growth in June, with the HCOB Flash Composite PMI Output Index…
Eurozone growth slows in May ’25, services contract
The eurozone economy grew for a fifth straight month in May, but the pace of expansion slowed, as services activity…
S&P Global: UAE non-oil business growth slows in May ’25
The UAE’s non-oil private sector saw a slowdown in growth during May, with the S&P Global Purchasing Managers’…
S&P Global: Russia’s services sector grows in May
Russia's services sector expanded at a faster pace in May, driven by stronger demand and new business inflows,…
Malaysia manufacturing rises slightly in May – S&P Global
Malaysia’s manufacturing sector continued to contract in May, though at a slower pace, with the seasonally adjusted…
China’s factory activity shrinks in May – PMI
China’s manufacturing activity contracted in May for the first time in eight months, with the headline seasonally…
UK services sector confidence falls to 2.5-year low
UK services sector Business confidence dropped to its lowest level in two and a half years amid mounting cost…
Russian factory activity shrinks in April – S&P Global
Russia’s manufacturing sector remained in decline in April, according to S&P Global, though the pace of…
Eurozone factory output hits 3-yr high in April
Eurozone manufacturing activity expanded for a second consecutive month in April, with output growth accelerating…
Italy’s consumer, business confidence decline in April ’25
Italy’s consumer and business confidence both fell sharply in April, signalling rising pessimism about the…
Eurozone sees 1st economic growth since August ’24
The eurozone economy returned to growth in January for the first time since August 2024, with the HCOB Eurozone…
S&P Global: Singapore’s private sector growth slows in Dec ’24
Singapore's private sector saw a slowdown in growth at the end of 2024, according to the latest S&P Global…
UK manufacturing PMI hits 11-month low in Dec ’24 – PMI
The UK's manufacturing sector faced mounting challenges in December 2024, as the S&P Global UK Manufacturing…
French private sector contracts for 4th-m – PMI
French private sector activity contracted for the fourth consecutive month in December, as reflected in the HCOB…
S&P Global: UAE’s non-oil sector maintains solid growth in Nov
The UAE's non-oil private sector saw steady growth in November as strong demand and competitive pricing boosted new…
S&P Global: Eurozone private sector contracts in Nov. ’24
The eurozone economy contracted in November, marking a sharp downturn after a brief stabilisation in October,…
S&P Global: Russian business activity hits 11-m high in Nov. ’24
Russian service sector business activity grew at its fastest pace since January, with the S&P Global Russia…
S&P Global: German manufacturing contracts in Nov. ’24
Germany’s manufacturing sector remained in deep contraction in November, with the HCOB Manufacturing PMI holding at…
Euro area’s manufacturing sector declines sharply in Nov. ’24
The euro area's manufacturing sector showed deepening weakness in November, with the HCOB Eurozone Manufacturing…
Russian manufacturing expands in Nov. ’24 – PMI
The Russian manufacturing sector recorded a modest improvement in November, with the S&P Global Manufacturing…
UK business confidence dips in Nov. ’24
The Lloyds Business Barometer reported a three-point drop in UK business confidence for November, bringing the…
Italy’s consumer sentiment falls in Nov. ’24
Italy's consumer confidence shrunk in November 2024 with the index falling to 96.6, down from 97.4 the previous…
UK firms face 1st decline in business activity in over a year
UK private sector activity contracted in November, ending 12 months of growth, with the S&P Global Flash UK PMI…
Eurozone business activity declines in Oct.
Business activity in the eurozone declined for the second consecutive month in October, with the HCOB Flash…
S&P PMI: Ghana’s private sector grows in August
Ghana's private sector experienced a return to growth in August, with the S&P Global Ghana Purchasing Managers’…
Spain’s manufacturing growth eases in August ’24
Spain's manufacturing sector continued to grow in August, although at a slower pace, with the HCOB Spain…