India | Monetary policy may turn a corner before year-end
Posted by Priyanka Kishore on Jul 23, 2021
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has played a key role in leading India’s pandemic policy response. While elevated inflation has taken rate cuts off...
Myanmar | No escape from military coup’s economic damage
Posted by Sian Fenner on Jun 25, 2021
Myanmar’s Feb. 1 military coup, which ousted the newly reelected NDL party over unsubstantiated claims of election fraud, has been deadly in human...
India | Premature state re-openings could backfire
Posted by Priyanka Kishore on Jun 25, 2021
States are starting to relax lockdown measures as the second wave of Covid infections is showing signs of plateauing. As a result, national mobility...
MENA | Coronavirus tracker for the GCC – June update
Posted by Scott Livermore on Jun 24, 2021
Bahrain locked down again on 27th May after a surge in new Covid-19 cases, despite having one of the world's highest vaccination rates and the...
MENA | Bond sales; Bahrain in lockdown and Abu Dhabi invests
Posted by Aoife Kealey on Jun 14, 2021
A series of bond sales across the GCC have taken place. Saudi Aramco isselling its first dollar-dominated Islamic bonds in three tranches. The return...
MENA | Coronavirus tracker for the GCC – May update
Posted by Scott Livermore on May 20, 2021
Over the past week, there has been a series of announcements about plans in the GCC to ease lockdown and travel restrictions. These include Dubai...
United Kingdom | How consumers and firms adjust to life under lockdown
Posted by Andrew Goodwin on Mar 26, 2021
This week marked a year since the first lockdown was introduced. Over thatperiod consumers and firms have increasingly adapted to life under lockdown...
UK | The effect of lockdown becomes clearer
Posted by Martin Beck on Feb 19, 2021
Last week’s evidence on how well the economy is bearing up to the pain of the current lockdown was mixed. Retail sales in January fell by more than...
UK | Cold snap sends shoppers online, warms up activity data
Posted by Martin Beck on Feb 17, 2021
The recent spell of very cold weather seems apt for an economy partially frozen as a result of lockdown. High-frequency indicators of economic...