Eastern Europe & Central Asia
While the Eastern European economies have slowed down considerably as compared with 2022 and are feeling the brunt of Europe-specific recessionary winds, they are still relatively better off, with most economies registering growth in 2023 and recovery is likely for the others in H1 2024.
Eastern European countries are witnessing strong trade surplu.
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Introduction
Central banks globally were rather busy at the end of Q3 2023.
And what transpired was that the European Central Bank (ECB) chose to deliver its last blow in the fight against inflation before growth concerns take precedence; the Bank of England (BoE), in a reversal of fortune, opted to pause its tightening cycle, primarily in response to a weak in.
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Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America is currently at the forefront of an easing cycle as central banks in the region respond to decreasing inflationary pressures.
In the wake of the global surge in inflation during 2021, many Latin American central bankers took proactive measures to raise interest rates, even before the Fed began its tightening cycle.
Now, as inflation s.
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Middle East & North Africa
The short-term economic prospects for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have deteriorated compared with our previous assessment.
This decline can be primarily attributed to downward revisions from earlier expectations in growth forecasts for major oil-exporting nations, especially Saudi Arabia, which have had a cascading effect on the .
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The Nordics
The Dun & Bradstreet Global Business Optimism Insights survey indicates that the worst is probably over for Sweden, with an improvement in the business optimism, financial confidence, investment confidence, and supply chain confidence indices.
Norway’s optimism is still sliding, indicating continued pain ahead.
The inflation scenario in the region .
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