James Mwangi

James Mwangi covers African financial markets, commodities, and emerging economy trends for Economic Pulse.

🇩🇴 Dominican Republic Economy to Grow 4% in 2026, ECLAC Forecasts, as Tourism and Investment Surge

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🇩🇴 Dominican Republic CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways ECLAC forecasts Dominican Republic GDP growth of 4% in 2026 and 4.4% in 2027, per Dominican Today, August 22, 2026. Americas tourism boom expected to bring over 218 million travelers to the region, per Nomad Lawyer, August 21, 2026. … Read more

🇨🇷 Costa Rica’s Inflation Cools to 4% GDP Growth Forecast, But Energy Costs Loom Over Households

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🇨🇷 Costa Rica CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways July CPI eased, but energy price risks remain a concern, according to The Conference Board on 2026-08-21. ECLAC forecasts Costa Rica’s economy to grow 4% of GDP in 2026 and 4.4% in 2027, reported by Dominican Today on 2026-08-22. … Read more

🇼🇸 Samoa 2026 — A Pacific Nation Navigating Tradition and Modernity

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Economic Pulse Net | Sources: World Bank World Development Indicators, Government Sources | 2026 Key Takeaways – Samoa’s constitutional framework, established in 1960 and formalized upon independence from New Zealand in 1962, blends British parliamentary democracy with indigenous customs, creating a unique governance model that continues to shape economic policy. – The national government, referred … Read more

🇺🇾 Uruguay Holds Interest Rates Steady as Inflation Runs Below Target

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🇺🇾 Uruguay CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Uruguay’s central bank held interest rates steady on August 18, 2026, with inflation below target, according to Bloomberg. Tether’s Bitcoin mining expansion in Uruguay unraveled over an energy dispute, as reported by mediaselangor.com on August 21, 2026. Vietnam and Uruguay … Read more

🇵🇪 Peru’s Q2 GDP Growth Accelerates to 2.6% as Lima Unemployment Plunges to 4.7%

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🇵🇪 Peru CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Peru’s GDP grew 2.6% year-on-year in Q2 2026, according to TradingView data published August 21, 2026. Lima’s unemployment rate fell to 4.7% in a major economic rebound, as reported by streamlinefeed.co.ke on August 21, 2026. Q2 growth came in stronger … Read more

🇨🇱 Chile 2026 — Growth at 2.5%, Inflation at 4.2%: The Copper Republic’s Delicate Balancing Act

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Economic Pulse Net | Sources: World Bank World Development Indicators, Government Sources | 2026 Key Takeaways – Chile’s economy is expanding at a modest 2.46% annual rate, according to the World Bank, a pace that signals stability but not the dynamism needed to dramatically lift living standards. – Inflation at 4.21% remains above comfortable levels, … Read more

🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands 2026 — A Pacific Commonwealth at the Crossroads of Tradition and Transformation

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Economic Pulse Net | Sources: World Bank World Development Indicators, Government Sources | 2026 Key Takeaways – The Northern Mariana Islands operate as a U.S. commonwealth with a multiparty presidential representative democratic system, creating a unique political and economic environment in the Pacific. – Federal funds administered through the Office of Insular Affairs of the … Read more

🇨🇿 Czech Republic 2026 — Europe’s Industrial Heartland Navigates an Uncertain New Era

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Economic Pulse Net | Sources: World Bank World Development Indicators, Government Sources | 2026 Key Takeaways – The Czech Republic operates as a stable, pluralist parliamentary democracy, with a bicameral legislature that has anchored political continuity through recent regional and global economic turbulence. – As one of Central Europe’s most industrialized economies, the country’s fortunes … Read more

🇧🇾 Belarus 2026 — Europe’s Last Dictatorship at an Economic Crossroads

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Economic Pulse Net | Sources: World Bank World Development Indicators, Government Sources | 2026 Key Takeaways – Belarus remains a geopolitical anomaly: A country constitutionally designed as a semi-presidential republic, yet widely described by international observers as “Europe’s last dictatorship” under President Alexander Lukashenko’s three-decade rule. – The economy is state-directed: With major industrial giants … Read more

🇸🇩 Sudan’s Long Road Back — A Nation Rebuilding From the Rubble

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Economic Pulse Net | Sources: World Bank World Development Indicators, Government Sources | 2026 Key Takeaways – A Political Watershed: The 2019 overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir by a military coup ended three decades of authoritarian rule, but the transition to civilian governance remains fraught and incomplete. – An Economic Blank Slate: With the World … Read more