🇬🇲 The Gambia Faces Dueling Economic Signals: IMF Urges Productivity Push as Unemployment Falls to 6.2%

🇬🇲 The Gambia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways The IMF called for productivity-led growth to secure The Gambia’s long-term development goals, according to Devdiscourse on July 27, 2026. The Gambia was listed among the poorest countries in the world in 2024 by Global Finance Magazine, reported on … Read more

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Hikes Interest Rate by Full Point as Inflation Accelerates

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Central Bank of Sri Lanka raised its benchmark interest rate by 1 percentage point on July 19, 2026, according to Edition.mv. The rate hike is designed to fight rising inflation, Edition.mv reported on July 19, 2026. Minister Sarath claimed … Read more

🇬🇲 Gambia’s Inflation Slows to 3.5% as Government Unveils 10-Year ‘Made in The Gambia’ Plan

🇬🇲 The Gambia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways CPI inflation slowed to 3.5% in July 2026, according to Newsmax on July 14, 2026. The Standard Bureau validated a new 5-year strategic blueprint to drive economic growth, per The Point.gm on July 17, 2026. Government unveiled a 10-year … Read more

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka’s Youth Job Mobility Crisis Emerges as Remittances Hit Seven-Month Low

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Worker remittances hit a seven-month low in June 2026, though still up 9.3% year-on-year, according to EconomyNext on July 13, 2026. An economist says Sri Lanka should maintain a 5% inflation target, per Hiru News on July 11, 2026. … Read more