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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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…
India’s services growth hits 15-year high in August
India’s services sector grew at its fastest pace in over 15 years in August 2025, with the HSBC India Services PMI…
Japan’s services activity expands for 5th month in August ’25
Japan’s services sector expanded for a fifth month in August, with the S&P Global Services PMI easing to 53.1…
Eurozone services sector under pressure, exports fall
Eurozone services activity grew only marginally in August as demand stalled and overseas orders fell sharply, the…
Euro area inflation up to 2.1% in August – Eurostat
Euro area annual inflation reached 2.1 per cent in August 2025, slightly up from 2.0 per cent in July, a flash…
France’s private sector stabilises, outlook remains gloomy – PMI
France’s private sector showed signs of stabilisation in August after months of contraction, with business activity…
S&P Global: Eurozone business activity hits 15-m high in August
Eurozone business activity grew at the fastest pace in 15 months in August, supported by a rebound in new orders,…
Sterling rises as July inflation hits 18-month high
The pound sterling edged higher against the dollar and euro on Wednesday after UK inflation data for July showed…
Euro area Inflation stays at 2% in July, EU edges up to 2.4%
Inflation in the euro area recorded 2.0 per cent in July 2025, unchanged from June and down from 2.6 per cent a…
Eurozone growth remains tepid in July, PMI shows
The eurozone economy extended its modest growth streak into a seventh month in July, as services activity picked up…
EU economic sentiment improves in July ’25
Economic sentiment in Europe improved in July, with the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) rising by 1.0 points to…
China’s non-manufacturing PMI up in June ’25
China’s non-manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 50.5 in June 2025, up 0.2 percentage points from…
UK economy expands in Q1 ’25, services lead
The UK economy grew by 0.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2025, unchanged from the initial estimate, according to…
Malaysia’s FDI net inflows hit RM51.5bn in ’24
Malaysia recorded a higher net inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2024, reaching RM51.5 billion.
NZ’s economy expands in Q1 ’25 – data
New Zealand’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.8 per cent in the March 2025 quarter, up from a 0.5 per cent…
Sri Lanka’s economy grows in Q1’25 – DCS
Sri Lanka’s economy expanded by 4.8 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025.
China’s services sector expands in May ’25
China’s services sector continued its recovery in May 2025, with the Index of Services Production rising 6.2 per…
UK GDP contracts in April ’25
UK real gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.3 per cent in April 2025, reversing March’s 0.2 per cent growth,…
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…
Spain’s service activity weakens in May ’25
Spain’s services sector expanded at its slowest pace in 18 months in May, as uncertainty and weak international…
Japan’s services sector growth slows in May ’25 – PMI
Japan’s services sector eased in May, with the headline au Jibun Bank Japan Services Business Activity Index…
India’s services sector maintains strong growth in May ’25 – PMI
India’s services sector continued to expand in May, with the seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services PMI Business…
UK economy grows in Q1 ’25, led by services, production
UK economy expanded by 0.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2025, marking a sharp acceleration from the 0.1 per…
Eurozone services stagnate, manufacturing lifts growth
The eurozone economy registered marginal growth at the start of the second quarter, as soft demand and a stagnating…
Eurozone business activity expands modestly in March ’25
The eurozone's private sector continued its modest recovery in March, with the HCOB Eurozone Composite PMI Output…
UK economy expands in Q4 ’24
UK gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.1 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2024, following stagnant growth in…
UK GDP stagnates in Q3 2024
The UK economy showed no growth in Q3 2024, with GDP revised down from an earlier estimate of a 0.1 per cent…
France’s business sentiment worsens in Dec. ’24
France's business sentiment continued to deteriorate in December 2024, with the overall indicator dropping two…
World Bank: Philippines economy to grow in ’24-26
The Philippines' economy is projected to grow at an average rate of 6.0 per cent from 2024 to 2026, supported by…
France’s business climate deteriorates in Nov. ’24
France's business climate indicator fell by one point to 96 In November 2024, reflecting a darkening outlook across…
Eurozone services sector grows for 8th straight month
The HCOB Eurozone Services PMI Business Activity Index indicated continued growth in the services sector at the end…
Nigeria GDP up by 3.19% YoY in Q2 ’24
Nigeria's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.19 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in real terms during the second…
Turkey’s business sentiment down in August
Turkey's confidence index for the services sector decreased by 2.0 per cent to 111.8 in August 2024 compared to…
Eurozone business activity expands modestly – PMI
Business activity in the euro area’s private sector saw modest expansion midway through the third quarter, as…
Vietnam’s retail sales surge 8.7% YoY in 7 months
Vietnam's retail sales and services sector saw growth in the first seven months of 2024, reaching around $143.2…
France’s private sector stabilises in July
France’s private sector showed signs of stabilisation in July, due to renewed growth in the services sector,…
France’s services sector sees slight contraction in June – PMI
The HCOB France Services PMI Business Activity Index remained below the critical 50.0 threshold in June for the…
China’s service sector growth slows to 51.2 in June – PMI report
China's services sector growth slowed in June, with the Caixin/S&P Global services PMI falling to 51.2 from 54…
Eurozone economy surges to 12-month high in May
The eurozone economy has shown signs of robust growth, reaching a 12-month high as the Eurozone Composite PMI…