Rachel Amara

Rachel Amara covers global macroeconomics, central bank policy, and inflation trends for Economic Pulse.

🇱🇷 Liberia Cuts Key Interest Rate to 16% as Inflation Shows Signs of Cooling

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🇱🇷 Liberia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Central Bank of Liberia cut its benchmark monetary policy rate to 16%, down from a previous level, on July 21, 2026 (The New Dawn Liberia). Inflation is slowing, allowing the central bank to ease monetary policy to support economic growth … Read more

🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis Sees Regional SDG Progress, But Domestic Economic Data Remains Scarce

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🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Latin America and Caribbean countries, including Saint Kitts and Nevis, are making gains on Sustainable Development Goals amid persistent challenges, according to the SDG Knowledge Hub on July 19, 2026. Unemployment remained steady over the past month … Read more

🇮🇸 Iceland’s Jobless Rate Drops to Six-Month Low as Economic Signals Diverge

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🇮🇸 Iceland CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Iceland’s headline unemployment rate eased to a six-month low in July 2026, according to TradingView data from July 22, 2026. Seasonally adjusted unemployment rose to 5% in June 2026, as reported by Iceland Review on July 22, 2026. Iceland’s unemployment … Read more

🇬🇭 Ghana 2026 — Democracy at a Crossroads, Economy in the Balance

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Economic Pulse Net | Sources: World Bank World Development Indicators, Government Sources | 2026 Key Takeaways – Ghana’s democracy remains one of Africa’s most stable, dominated by two parties—the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP)—but the country has a history of military interruptions that ended only in 1993. – With a … Read more

🇨🇭 Switzerland 2026 — The Alpine Paradox of Prosperity and Participation

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Economic Pulse Net | Sources: World Bank World Development Indicators, Government Sources | 2026 Key Takeaways – Switzerland consistently ranks among the world’s highest-performing democracies, yet faces a notable weakness in electoral participation according to International IDEA’s Global State of Democracy indices. – The country’s economic model remains anchored by a diverse industrial base spanning … Read more

🇱🇾 Libya’s Long Shadow — A Nation Trapped Between Fractured Politics and Untapped Potential

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Economic Pulse Net | Sources: World Bank World Development Indicators, Government Sources | 2026 Key Takeaways – Libya remains a deeply fragmented state more than a decade after the 2011 uprising, with two rival governments and persistent factional violence undermining any semblance of economic stability. – The World Bank provides virtually no macroeconomic data for … Read more

🇬🇳 Guinea’s Inflation Pressures Mount as Central Bank Faces Rate Decision

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🇬🇳 Guinea CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Guinea’s inflation rate remains elevated, with the Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea monitoring price pressures closely. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is expected to raise interest rates by December 2026, a move that could impact global commodity prices … Read more

🇫🇲 Micronesia Unemployment Holds Steady Amid Global Economic Headwinds

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🇫🇲 Micronesia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Unemployment in Micronesia remained steady over the past month, according to the Rome Sentinel on July 22, 2026. The Department of Resources and Development has not released updated GDP figures for the current quarter. The Federal Reserve’s next rate decision … Read more

🇭🇹 Haiti 2026 — A Nation at the Crossroads of Collapse and Resilience

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Economic Pulse Net | Sources: World Bank World Development Indicators, Government Sources | 2026 Key Takeaways – Haiti’s economic data remains critically incomplete, with the World Bank unable to report GDP growth, inflation, or unemployment figures—a stark indicator of the country’s governance and data collection breakdown. – The financial sector dominates the list of top … Read more

🇳🇱 Netherlands 2026 — Consensus, Comfort, and the Cost of Stability

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Economic Pulse Net | Sources: World Bank World Development Indicators, Government Sources | 2026 Key Takeaways – The Dutch economy grew at a modest 1.78% in 2025, according to the World Bank, signalling steady but unspectacular expansion in Europe’s most trade-dependent small economy. – Inflation remains sticky at 3.26%, above the comfort zone for consumers … Read more