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China keeps diversifying Its foreign reserves
The growth rate is significantly smaller than the growth rate of China's foreign exchange reserves

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India’s recession spell comes to an end in Q3 FY2021
India has registered a growth in its output by 0.4 % y/y in Q3 FY2021

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Brazil’s FDI fell by 30.8% y/y in January 2021
The net inflow of equity capital recorded a slight decrease to USD 2.8bn in January 2021, from USD 3bn one year earlier.

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Brazil’s preliminary inflation accelerates in February
Brazil’s Extended National Consumer Price Index 15 (IPCA-15) rose by 4.57% y/y in February 2021, the highest figure in 20 months, after growing by 4.3% y/y in January.

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China’s Cyclical Momentum Index keeps rising through the start of 2021
CICC CMI Index measures the cyclical strength of the Chinese economy

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Thailand's economy shrank by 4.2% y/y in Q4 2020
Real GDP increased by a seasonally adjusted 1.3% q/q, settling down after a rise of 6.5% q/q in Q3 2020

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The historic increase in India’s foreign exchange reserves
India has become a beneficiary of the resultant liquidity in the international markets

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Colombia's GDP declined by 3.6% y/y in Q4 2020
From a sectoral perspective, the biggest falls in output were for construction (27.7% y/y), mining and quarrying (19.3%) and artistic, entertainment and recreational activities (7.3%)

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Poland's GDP contracted by 2.8% both in Q4 2020 y/y and in the full year 2020
The Q4 outturn resulted in a year-average decline of 2.8% for 2020 following growth of 4.5% in 2019

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Japan's economy grew by 12.7% q/q annualised in Q4 2020
This translates into a seasonally adjusted annualised growth rate of 12.7% q/q in Q4 2020

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Malaysia's real GDP contracted by 3.45% y/y in Q4 2020
On a year-average basis real GDP contracted by 5.6% in 2020 following growth of 4.3% in 2019.

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Contraction in card payments in India
In India, debit cards are a more popular form of card payment as compared to credit cards due to the stringent pre-requisites needed for the latter,