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Brazil’s services sector plunged in 2020
The segment of miscellaneous services – which include stock exchanges and brokerages – recorded a positive performance in the year
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India's demand for individual single life insurance policies increased in FY2021
The group non-single premium had increased substantially over the April-January period of FY2020
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Brazil’s consumer inflation slows down in January
The Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (ANEEL) reduced the benchmark energy prices in January
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China’s foreign exchange reserves stay stable in the beginning of 2021
The monthly increase by USD 50.5bn in November 2020 was the largest in seven years
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The Chinese stock market index CSI 300 maintains its strong performance
The index has been on an upward trend since the reopening of the Chinese economy and has experienced several rounds of robust increase
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Indonesia's GDP contracted by 2.2% y/y in Q4 2020
Household consumption, which accounts for more than 50% of Indonesia’s GDP, contracted by 3.61% y/y in Q4 2020.
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Brazil’s trade deficit stood at USD 1.1bn in January 2021
The foreign sales of the extractive industry jumped by 23% in January, and offset the reduction of exports in agriculture, livestock, and manufacturing.
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Euro Area's GDP declined by 5.1% in Q4 and by 6.8% in the whole year 2020
On a quarterly basis, the contraction was 0.7% q/q, seasonally and calendar-adjusted.
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Brazil’s industrial production fell by 4.5% y/y in 2020
The industrial production index (IPI) declined by 4.5% in 2020, after dropping by 1.1% in 2019
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The surge in stock markets moderates in India
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Mexico's economy contracted by 4.6% y/y in Q4 2020
Overall the economy shrank by 8.5% on a year-average basis in 2020 compared to 2019
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Brazil’s economy added 142,690 formal jobs in 2020
Among the five main groups of economic activity, only the services saw a net loss of formal jobs (-132,584)