Europe

ECB and central bank policy, CPI, GDP, inflation, and economic indicators across European markets.

🇽🇰 Kosovo Faces Global Rate Uncertainty as ECB Holds Steady

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🇽🇰 Kosovo CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Kosovo uses the euro, so ECB policy directly shapes local borrowing costs — the ECB’s next rate decision is pending, per European Central Bank (2026). Swiss Bankers forecast the SNB to hold interest rates through 2027 — Global Banking & … Read more

🇲🇩 Moldova’s 2026 Economic Forecast Slashed as Regional Tensions Weigh on Growth

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🇲🇩 Moldova CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Ministry of Economic Development revised its 2026 macroeconomic forecast downward on August 29, 2026 (logos-pres.md). World Bank also cut its 2026 economic growth projection for Moldova on August 27, 2026 (ipn.md). Moldovan government assumed responsibility for seven financial and banking … Read more

🇱🇮 Liechtenstein Ranks Among World’s Richest Nations as German Growth Offers Tailwind

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🇱🇮 Liechtenstein CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Liechtenstein is consistently ranked among the world’s wealthiest nations per capita, with the principality featuring in global wealth rankings for 2026 (Storyboard18, August 26, 2026). The principality’s economy is closely tied to Switzerland, using the Swiss franc (CHF) as its … Read more

🇮🇸 Iceland’s Inflation Hits 5.6%, Complicating EU Vote and Wage Talks

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🇮🇸 Iceland CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Inflation reached 5.6% as of August 28, 2026, according to Iceland Review, triggering potential wage agreement reviews. Iceland’s unemployment rate jumped in July, per TradingView data reported August 26, 2026. Icelanders voted on August 29, 2026 on whether to start … Read more

🇨🇾 Cyprus Economy Grows at Triple EU Average as Unemployment Drops to 3.6%

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🇨🇾 Cyprus CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Cyprus economy expanding at three times the EU average, ahead of rating reviews — Cyprus Mail, August 26, 2026 Unemployment rate fell to 3.6% — Cyprus Mail and Knews/Kathimerini, August 27, 2026 More Cypriots are finding work as labour market … Read more

🇧🇾 Belarus GDP Growth Could Exceed 2% in 2026, But Russia’s Economic Grip Tightens

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🇧🇾 Belarus CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Annual GDP growth in Belarus could exceed 2%, according to the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) on August 24, 2026. Real income growth in Belarus surpassed projections, as reported by BelTA News Agency on August 23, 2026. Belarusian industry, exports, and … Read more

🇦🇲 Armenia’s Economic Activity Accelerates to 7.7% in January-July 2026, Defying Slower Growth Forecasts

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🇦🇲 Armenia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Economic activity growth accelerated to 7.7% in January-July 2026, up from 7.1% in the previous period, according to Finport.am on August 25, 2026. S&P Global Ratings affirmed Armenia’s sovereign rating at ‘BB-/B’ with a positive outlook, projecting GDP growth of … Read more

🇬🇪 Georgian Mortgage Lending Surges 46.5% to 3.58 Billion GEL in First Seven Months of 2026

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🇬🇪 Georgia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Mortgage lending in Georgia surged 46.5% to 3.58 billion GEL in the first seven months of 2026, according to BM.GE on August 26, 2026. Bank deposits in Georgia reached 73.93 billion GEL at the end of July 2026, as reported … Read more

🇪🇪 Estonia’s Economy Strengthens as Domestic Demand Rises and Inflation Eases, Banks Report

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🇪🇪 Estonia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Estonian banks report the economy is strengthening as domestic demand rises and inflation eases, according to ERR on August 25, 2026. Inflation in Estonia is trending lower, supporting household purchasing power, per the same bank assessment reported by ERR. Domestic … Read more

🇷🇸 Serbia’s Budget Deficit Widens to 3.5% of GDP as Cash Loans Dominate Household Borrowing

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🇷🇸 Serbia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Serbia’s budget deficit rose to 3.5% of GDP, according to the Fiscal Council on August 24, 2026. 68% of new household loans in Serbia are cash loans, per the National Bank of Serbia (NBS), reported August 24, 2026. The eAgrar … Read more