James Carter

James Carter covers business and financial news for Economic Pulse.

🇷🇴 Romania 2026 — Growth at a Crawl, Prices on the March

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Economic Pulse Net | Sources: World Bank World Development Indicators, Government Sources | 2026 Key Takeaways – Romania’s economy is expanding at a sluggish 0.68% pace in 2025, according to the World Bank — a figure that raises questions about the country’s ability to converge with Western European living standards. – Inflation remains a stubborn … Read more

🇲🇽 Mexico Faces Weak Growth, Labor Gap of 10.4 Million, and Peso Strength Below 17 per Dollar

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🇲🇽 Mexico CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Mexico’s labor gap hit 10.4 million people, according to an IDB report cited by Mexico Business News on August 19, 2026. Mexican commercial bank credit is projected to grow 6-8% in 2026, per S&P ratings reported by Mexico Business News … Read more

🇦🇸 American Samoa 2026 — The Pacific Territory Navigating Its Own Economic Currents

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Economic Pulse Net | Sources: World Bank World Development Indicators, Government Sources | 2026 Key Takeaways – American Samoa operates under a unique political framework, with the U.S. President holding ultimate authority through the Secretary of the Interior—a structure that shapes its economic and administrative reality. – The territory’s economic indicators remain largely unquantified in … Read more

🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan 2026 — The Landlocked Republic Betting on Brains and Bandwidth

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Economic Pulse Net | Sources: World Bank World Development Indicators, Government Sources | 2026 Key Takeaways – Kyrgyzstan’s economic narrative is undergoing a quiet transformation, shifting from a reliance on traditional industries toward a burgeoning digital and IT services sector, with companies like Devolution leading the charge. – The political framework remains a democratic unicameral … Read more

🇿🇲 Zambia 2026 — Copper, Clean Energy, and the Search for Economic Balance

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Economic Pulse Net | Sources: World Bank World Development Indicators, Government Sources | 2026 Zambia sits at a crossroads. The landlocked southern African nation is blessed with vast mineral wealth, a young population, and a political system that has seen peaceful transfers of power. Yet its economy remains heavily exposed to the global commodity cycle, … Read more

🇩🇿 Algeria’s Economy Holds Steady as Global Commodity Prices Shift in August 2026

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🇩🇿 Algeria CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Timor-Leste reported July 2026 monthly inflation of 0.2% and annual inflation of 0.5%, according to the National Statistics Institute via IndexBox on August 19, 2026. Consumer Price Inflation data for July 2026 was released by ONS on August 19, 2026, … Read more

🇱🇾 Libya Faces Youth Unemployment Crisis as Half of Young Workers Remain Jobless

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🇱🇾 Libya CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways One in two young Libyans was unemployed in 2025, according to APAnews (Agence de Presse Africaine), reported August 19, 2026. Libya’s oil, agriculture, and trade sectors remain central to the economy, per Encyclopedia Britannica, updated August 20, 2026. The Libyan … Read more

🇿🇲 Zambia’s July Inflation Eases to 14.2% as Energy Costs Threaten the Slowdown

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🇿🇲 Zambia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Zambia’s headline inflation eased in July 2026, according to The Conference Board’s August 21 report. Political tensions are rising: arrests and detention of opposition figures post-election have drawn concern from The European Sting on August 20. Energy price risks remain … Read more

🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire Raises 66 Billion CFA Francs in Regional Bond Auction as WFP Reports on Food Security

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🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Ivorian Treasury raised 66 billion CFA francs on the UMOA financial market, as reported by Capmad on August 19, 2026. WFP Côte d’Ivoire published its July 2026 Country Brief, detailing food security operations, per ReliefWeb on August 18, 2026. … Read more

🇸🇳 Senegal 2026 — A Nation at the Crossroads of Democracy and Development

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Economic Pulse Net | Sources: World Bank World Development Indicators, Government Sources | 2026 Key Takeaways – Senegal’s economic data remains largely unpublished in international databases, creating a challenge for investors seeking transparency in one of West Africa’s most stable democracies. – The nation’s corporate landscape is dominated by state-linked utilities and telecommunications giants, with … Read more