GDP
Nepal Rastra Bank - Annual Report 2005-2006
Nepal's real GDP grew by 2.3 % in the 2005 to 2006 period.
Saudi Arabia - Annual Report 2006/07
Real GDP rose by 4.3% over the course of the 2006/07 financial year.
Eurozone growth looks to have fallen
Turmoil in the financial markets appears to be having a longer impact on growth in the euro area than previously thought.
US signals formal end to recession
The business-cycle dating committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research on Thursday declared that the US recession ended in November 2001. The committee said GDP suggested the economy began recovering in late 2001 and has since risen above its…
Bergo on monetary policy and economic cycles
SPEECH - In the speech 'Oil revenues, monetary policy and economic cycles' Jarle Bergo of Norges Bank said GDP growth is likely to pick up but will remain below the growth potential next year and that the interest rate increase in July has resulted in…
Poland's c bank head concerned over debt-GDP ratio
POLAND - Central Bank President Leszek Balcerowicz expressed concern over the growth of public debt in relation to GDP while speaking to Radio One in Poland on 29 August.
Stagnation warning from Poland's central bank
POLAND - GDP increases and the business climate will remain low in the third quarter of the year while economic growth will be buoyed by exports, the Polish National Bank said in a business climate research report released on Tuesday.
Brazil's Fraga says rates may be cut further
BRAZIL - Central bank chairman Arminio Fraga said he has indications that demand is falling and GDP growth is weakening in Brazil, which would justify new interest rate cuts.
Thin skin - Don't mess with Buba
FEATURE - The upcoming German elections appear to have put German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in a foul and vindictive mood. Some months ago, there was the chancellor's surprisingly undiplomatic "How Dare You" response to Brussels' warning that Germany…
Report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
REPORT - A slight increase in the nation's economic growth for 2002 is anticipated by participants at the Chicago Fed's Economic Outlook Symposium. The group provided forecasts for major components of real GDP and other key statistics.
Copom keep rates unchanged at 19% per year
BRAZIL - If the economic climate in Argentina is enough to keep the Central Bank in a state of alert, Brazil's weak second quarter GDP data only added to its concerns about the future of the Brazilian economy.
UK General Election - Labour pledges
UK - The UK Labour party published its election manifesto on 15 May. They review their changes made to the Bank of England and describe their policy on the single european currency, the euro.