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Country Insights
Moreno under attack
The Social Christian Party came out as the absolute winner of the recent local government elections, while the official party, Alianza Pais (AP), suffered a shameful defeat. Thi...
The NBU cuts policy rate by 0.5 ppt down to 17.5%
On April 25, the NBU Board approved policy rate cut by 0.5 ppt down to 17.5%. Relatively smooth election process, steady national currency and further inflation easing (+0.9% m/...
CBRT bafflingly softens language
In line with expectations, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept the policy rate (one-week repo rate) at 24% (simple) today (see chart). In the statement, the Bank’s assessme...
El Salvador: Stagnation and Mystery
El Salvador’s economic growth/financial stability balance is clearly biased toward the former, as shown by modest real GDP growth averaging 2.5% y/y between 2010 and 2018. Expec...