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🇧🇯 Benin’s Economy Faces Inflation Pressure as Central Bank Holds Rate at 26.5%

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🇧🇯 Benin CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Central Bank of West African States retained its key interest rate at 26.5% on July 21, 2026, citing Middle East tensions fueling inflation risks, per Arise News. NDLEA uncovered a drug warehouse and arrested a couple in Benin, Edo State, … Read more

🇹🇬 Togo’s Central Bank Briefs Journalists on Regional Monetary Priorities as Unemployment Holds Steady

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🇹🇬 Togo CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Unemployment remained steady over the past month in the Rome/Utica area, according to a July 22, 2026, report from the Rome Sentinel. The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) briefed regional journalists on monetary and financial priorities on July … Read more

🇱🇻 Latvia’s inflation hits 2.9% in April as IMF warns on fiscal consolidation and growth slows

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🇱🇻 Latvia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Annual inflation in Latvia reached 2.9% in April, according to LSM on 19 July 2026. The IMF called for fiscal consolidation in Latvia as inflation rises and growth slows, per Insight EU Monitoring on 21 July 2026. Latvia remains one … Read more

🇱🇹 Lithuania questions Hungary’s OTP bid for Baltic bank Luminor over Russian operations

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🇱🇹 Lithuania CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Lithuania raised concerns over Hungary’s OTP Bank bid for Luminor due to OTP’s ongoing operations in Russia, Reuters reported on July 21, 2026. Luxembourg inflation eased to 3.7% in June, according to the Luxembourg Times on July 17, 2026. Lithuania’s … Read more

🇸🇷 Suriname’s Central Bank Holds Steady as Global Rate Divergence Pressures the SRD

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🇸🇷 Suriname CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Global interest rate divergence is fueling strength in the British pound, according to a July 17, 2026 report from StoneX. The Central Bank of Suriname sets monetary policy for the Surinamese dollar (SRD). The General Bureau of Statistics is the … Read more

🇬🇾 Youth Unemployment in Guyana Plunges as Oil-Driven Economy Creates Opportunities

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🇬🇾 Guyana CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Youth unemployment cut by more than half as opportunities expand, says Dr. Ashni Singh, Guyana Chronicle, July 17, 2026 BlackRock weekly market commentary published July 20, 2026 Interest rate divergence fuels sterling strength, StoneX, July 17, 2026 New Zealand inflation … Read more

🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago Inflation Holds Steady at 0.3% as Global Currency Shifts

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🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Trinidad and Tobago’s headline inflation remained at 0.3% as of July 2026, according to the Trinidad Guardian (July 17, 2026). Global interest rate divergence is fueling sterling strength, per StoneX (July 17, 2026). The Central Bank of Trinidad … Read more

🇵🇷 Puerto Rico Faces Stubborn Inflation as Unemployment and Mortgage Concerns Top Household Worries

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🇵🇷 Puerto Rico CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Mortgages and basic services are the top concerns amid unemployment, according to WJournalpr on July 20, 2026. OFG Bancorp reported strong sales in Q2 CY2026, per TradingView on July 21, 2026. Best CD rates in the U.S. reached up … Read more

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea’s Economy Faces Headwinds as Taiwan Ties Shift

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🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Papua New Guinea’s diplomatic shift regarding Taiwan raises questions about future trade and investment flows, as reported by Taipei Times on July 17, 2026. No specific inflation or GDP data was released by the National Statistical Office or … Read more

🇧🇴 Bolivia Eyes USDT for National Payments as Travel Sector Booms

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🇧🇴 Bolivia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Bolivia may add USDT stablecoin to national payments system, according to July 18, 2026 report from CryptoRank. Travel to Bolivia is part of an “explosive” boom shifting away from Mexico and Canada, per Travel And Tour World on July 18, … Read more