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Weekly market watch October 26, 2020 Exports up 8.7% y/y in September 2020 In September 2020, exports increased by 8.6% y/y to US$ 332.0mn, posting the first expansion in 8 months according to Geostat. Imports reduction also slowed to 9.0% y/y to US$ 731.3mn in September. As a... learn more 19Oct
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Weekly market watch October 19, 2020 Money transfers hit an all-time high, up 28.7% y/y in September 2020 In September 2020, money transfers increased by 28.7% y/y to US$ 192.7mn, after growing 25.8% y/y in the previous month, according to NBG. From major remitting countries,... learn more 13Oct
2020
Global Market Watch, 13 October What’s moving markets • After a bumpy September, when S&P 500 erased the year-to-date gains reached in the end of August, US equities rebounded to growth trend in October. Notably, Donald Trump’s positive... learn more 12Oct
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Weekly market watch October 12, 2020 International reserves at US$ 3.8bn in September 2020 Gross international reserves increased by 4.5% y/y to US$ 3.8bn in September 2020 according to NBG. On a monthly basis, the reserves were down by 4.3% (-US$ 168mn). Notably, there were 3... learn more 5Oct
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Weekly market watch October 5, 2020 Real GDP shrinks 5.3% y/y in August 2020 Georgia’s economic contraction eased to 5.3% y/y in August 2020 after falling 5.5% y/y in July 2020 and 12.3% y/y in 2Q20, according to Geostat’s rapid estimates. In August, real growth was... learn more 28Sept
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Weekly market watch September 28, 2020 Trade deficit down 27.1% y/y in August 2020 In August 2020, trade deficit narrowed by 27.1% y/y to US$ 350.8mn as drop in exports slowed to 7.5% y/y (US$ 292.4mn) and imports fell by 19.3% y/y (US$ 643.3mn). In August 2020, copper... learn more