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Portuguese firms see modest H2 upturn as bureaucracy stays top brake
A July AEP survey of 400 Portuguese firms finds 84.2% name bureaucracy as their biggest constraint, while 53.9% expect d...
US Borrows at Highest 10-Year Yield Since 2007 as Inflation Cools
July's 0.1% monthly CPI gain trimmed September Fed hike odds, but the Treasury sold 10-year notes at 4.683%—the highest ...
Kazakhstan's FDI Turns Negative in 2025 as Oil Project Outflows Hit $7.5bn
Kazakhstan posted a $916.4m net FDI outflow in 2025, the only EAEU economy in negative territory, as large oil projects ...
Montenegro's Growth Model Has Hit Its Limits, Chamber Chief Warns
Nina Drakić says consumption, tourism and imports delivered two decades of growth but left productivity below 2006 level...
Mozambique Cuts Foreign Card Payment Limit to €40,700 a Year
Banco de Moçambique has halved the annual cap on foreign card payments from €81,400 to €40,700 per cardholder, tightenin...
Slovak GDP Growth Slows to 0.7% in Q2 as Investment Declines
Second-quarter GDP grew 0.7% year on year, the weakest pace in four quarters, as higher consumption offset falling inves...
Slovak GDP Growth Slows to 0.7% in Q2, Trailing EU as Fiscal Squeeze Bites
Weak industry, fiscal consolidation and lower investment kept Slovakia at its slowest annual growth in a year, while the...
German Auto Industry Employment Falls Below 700,000, Lowest Since 2005
Official data show 42,300 German auto jobs disappeared in a year, with parts suppliers hit hardest as the wider manufact...
Global Youth Unemployment Rises Again as Post-Pandemic Jobs Recovery Stalls
The ILO says global youth unemployment reached 12.4% in 2025, with 67 million under-25s looking for work, as job creatio...
Brazil's Capital-Control Trial Balloon Puts Paraguay's Open-Door Bet in Focus
A Brazilian official's capital-control hint and hasty denial expose Paraguay's deep dependence on Brazil—and the opportu...
US Posts Record $432 Billion July Deficit as Interest and Mandatory Spending Climb
The US Treasury's July deficit jumped 48.5% to $432.3 billion, and the ten-month fiscal 2026 gap of $1.799 trillion has ...
Argentina Eases Dollar Loan Rules for Companies to Spur Credit and Investment
Banks would be allowed to lend up to 15% of dollar deposits to a wider range of firms, with construction and automakers ...
US Accuses Chile and 40-Plus Countries of Aiding Chinese Tariff Evasion
A White House report puts Chile in Level 3 of an alleged shadow transshipment network. Chile says it was never consulted...
Brazil Starts Reciprocity Process Against US Section 301 Tariffs
Brasília has notified Washington and requested consultations, while keeping support for sectors hit by US Section 301 ta...
US Inflation Eases to 3.4% as Fuel Prices Cloud the Fed's Next Move
July CPI cooled to 3.4% and core inflation slipped to 2.5%, but rising gasoline prices and sticky services costs leave t...
Brazil’s Fuel-Bill Deal Shows the Shape of a Possible 2027 Fiscal Adjustment
Brazil's PLP 114 negotiation paired short-term spending with two fiscal triggers estimated at about R$10 billion, previe...
Bulgaria Has Fewer Than 900,000 Young People—Only a Third Are Employed
Official data show just 34.3% of Bulgarians aged 15–29 are employed, while 98.2% of 16–24-year-olds use the internet reg...
Bulgaria Replaces Automatic Minimum Wage Link With Four-Part Formula From 2027
The government, employers and unions have agreed on four criteria for Bulgaria's 2027 minimum wage, ending the direct av...
UK Growth Data Show AI Boom Is Beginning to Lift the Economy
ONS figures show ICT and computer programming accounted for almost half of second-quarter UK growth, with hardware inves...
Census Bureau Releases Biweekly Business Conditions Data for U.S. Employers
The U.S. Census Bureau's Business Trends and Outlook Survey adds biweekly, geographically detailed data on revenues, pay...
After the Thaw: Spain and Mexico Pivot From Diplomacy to Institutions and Business
A royal visit ended a political freeze, but the real test is whether Mexico's rule of law and Spain's economic diplomacy...
Australian Wages Slip Behind Inflation for First Time Since 2022
ABS data shows average full-time earnings rose 3.7% in the year to May 2026, trailing 3.8% inflation and leaving real in...
World Bank: Developing Countries Have Less to Fear From AI, but Depend on Outside Tech
The World Bank's 2026 World Development Report says AI could help low- and middle-income countries catch up faster and b...
Africa Can Host Factories Without Owning Industrial Capability
A Development Reimagined essay argues that FDI and job counts measure activity, not capability, and that African governm...
Bank of Korea Makes First Gold Investment in 13 Years via $250 Million ETF
The Bank of Korea disclosed a $250 million SPDR Gold Trust stake and signalled physical gold purchases may resume, joini...
Brazil Congress Approves Fuel-Tax Relief Tied to Oil Windfall and Spending Brakes
Finance Minister Dario Durigan says the package’s two fiscal brakes should trim mandatory spending by about R$10 billion...
French Firms' AI Use Triples to 18%, Nearing EU Average, Insee Says
An Insee survey finds 18% of French companies with 10 or more staff used AI in 2025, tripling since 2023 and close to th...
Russia's GDP Rebounds 1.3% in Q2 as Higher Oil and Gas Prices Offset Sanctions
Rosstat reports 1.3% year-on-year growth after a 0.2% Q1 contraction, with consumption and a hydrocarbon price windfall ...
The Rise of the 'Disposable Worker'—and How AI Could Make More of Them
An expert's data-driven warning: contract, freelance and 'marginal' staff now do essential work without real security, a...
US Tariffs Would Cut American GDP More Than the Eurozone's, Slovakia's Central Bank Finds
A 10% US tariff could reduce American GDP by 0.6 to 0.8 percent, while the eurozone mainly faces weaker demand rather th...