Lending Rate in Indonesia remained unchanged at 5.25 percent in April from 5.25 percent in March of 2020. Lending Rate in Indonesia averaged 7.98 percent from 2006 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 15.75 percent in March of 2006 and a record low of 5 percent in September of 2017. In Indonesia, lending rate refers to central bank lending facility rate. This page provides - Indonesia Lending Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Lending Rate in Philippines decreased to 3.25 percent in April from 3.75 percent in March of 2020. Lending Rate in Philippines averaged 9.99 percent from 1986 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 45 percent in August of 1993 and a record low of 3.25 percent in April of 2020. In Philippines, the standing overnight lending facility provides collateralized overnight funding to BSP counterparties to clear end-of-day imbalances. Interest rate for the O/N lending facility is the RRP rate plus 50 bps (0.50 percentage point). The interest rate for the O/N lending facility serves as a ceiling for the O/N interbank rate. This page provides - Philippines Overnight Lending Facility Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Lending Rate in Romania decreased to 2.50 percent in March from 3.50 percent in February of 2020. Lending Rate in Romania averaged 11.44 percent from 2003 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 45 percent in February of 2003 and a record low of 2.50 percent in March of 2020. This page provides - Romania Credit Facility Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Lending Rate in Serbia decreased to 2.50 percent in April from 2.75 percent in March of 2020. Lending Rate in Serbia averaged 12.53 percent from 2002 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 25.26 percent in April of 2006 and a record low of 2.50 percent in April of 2020. This page provides - Serbia Lending Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Capacity Utilization in Benin decreased to 56.30 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 76.30 percent in the third quarter of 2019. Capacity Utilization in Benin averaged 64.99 percent from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 78.30 percent in the third quarter of 2015 and a record low of 46.90 percent in the third quarter of 2010. This page provides - Benin Capacity Utilization- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Capacity Utilization in Switzerland decreased to 80.03 percent in the second quarter of 2020 from 81.34 percent in the first quarter of 2020. Capacity Utilization in Switzerland averaged 83.51 percent from 1967 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 90 percent in the first quarter of 1971 and a record low of 75.04 percent in the fourth quarter of 1975. This page provides - Switzerland Capacity Utilization - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Capacity Utilization in Denmark decreased to 76.10 percent in the second quarter of 2020 from 80 percent in the first quarter of 2020. Capacity Utilization in Denmark averaged 81.05 percent from 1987 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 88.90 percent in the third quarter of 2007 and a record low of 70.90 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009. This page provides - Denmark Capacity Utilization - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Capacity Utilization in Ivory Coast increased to 72.30 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 67.50 percent in the third quarter of 2019. Capacity Utilization in Ivory Coast averaged 68.52 percent from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 78.60 percent in the second quarter of 2012 and a record low of 50.80 percent in the first quarter of 2011. This page provides - Ivory Coast Capacity Utilization- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Capacity Utilization in Spain decreased to 70 percent in the second quarter of 2020 from 80 percent in the first quarter of 2020. Capacity Utilization in Spain averaged 79.25 percent from 1965 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 90 percent in the first quarter of 1973 and a record low of 68.86 percent in the first quarter of 2013. This page provides the latest reported value for - Spain Capacity Utilization - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Capacity Utilization in Nigeria increased to 55 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 from 54.60 percent in the third quarter of 2018. Capacity Utilization in Nigeria averaged 55.36 percent from 2009 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 60.50 percent in the first quarter of 2015 and a record low of 48.50 percent in the third quarter of 2016. This page provides - Nigeria Capacity Utilization- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Capacity Utilization in Guinea Bissau remained unchanged at 90 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 90 percent in the third quarter of 2019. Capacity Utilization in Guinea Bissau averaged 58.58 percent from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 97.70 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014 and a record low of 40.40 percent in the third quarter of 2009. This page provides - Guinea Bissau Capacity Utilization- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Capacity Utilization in Sri Lanka remained unchanged at 81 percent in 2018 from 81 percent in 2017. Capacity Utilization in Sri Lanka averaged 79.64 percent from 2008 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 82 percent in 2009 and a record low of 69 percent in 2011. This page provides - Sri Lanka Capacity Utilization - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Lending Rate in Sri Lanka decreased to 6.50 percent in May from 7 percent in April of 2020. Lending Rate in Sri Lanka averaged 10.34 percent from 1999 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 23 percent in January of 2001 and a record low of 6.50 percent in May of 2020. In Sri Lanka, the lending rate refers to interest rate applicable on reverse repurchase transactions of the Central Bank with Commercial banks on an overnight basis under the Standing Facility, providing the ceiling rate for the injection of overnight liquidity to the banking system by the central bank. This page provides - Sri Lanka Lending Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Capacity Utilization in Senegal decreased to 76.90 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 89 percent in the third quarter of 2019. Capacity Utilization in Senegal averaged 64.26 percent from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 91.50 percent in the second quarter of 2019 and a record low of 50 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008. This page provides - Senegal Capacity Utilization- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Capacity Utilization in Austria decreased to 73.90 percent in the second quarter of 2020 from 84.80 percent in the first quarter of 2020. Capacity Utilization in Austria averaged 85.25 percent from 1996 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 88.90 percent in the third quarter of 2000 and a record low of 73.90 percent in the second quarter of 2020. This page provides - Austria Capacity Utilization - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Capacity Utilization in Niger increased to 62.60 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 from 50.30 percent in the third quarter of 2019. Capacity Utilization in Niger averaged 65.92 percent from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 88.20 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011 and a record low of 33.90 percent in the first quarter of 2016. This page provides - Niger Capacity Utilization- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Capacity Utilization in Malta decreased to 61.10 percent in the second quarter of 2020 from 78.80 percent in the first quarter of 2020. Capacity Utilization in Malta averaged 76.09 percent from 2003 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 94.90 percent in the second quarter of 2006 and a record low of 17 percent in the second quarter of 2003. This page provides - Malta Capacity Utilization - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Capacity Utilization in New Zealand remained unchanged at 92.10 percent in the first quarter of 2020 from 92.10 percent in the first quarter of 2020. Capacity Utilization in New Zealand averaged 91.19 percent from 2008 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 93.70 percent in the second quarter of 2019 and a record low of 86.33 percent in the first quarter of 2009. In New Zealand, Capacity Utilization is the difference between the potential and actual use of an input. Capacity utilization is high when actual output is close to potential output because the most use is being made of labor and capital. This page provides the latest reported value for - New Zealand Capacity Utilization - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

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Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss what the latest stress tests tell us about the health of UK banks, racism in US banking after recent revelations about the treatment of black customers at JPMorgan Chase, and predictions for the year ahead. With special guest Laurie Mayers, associate managing director at Moody's.

Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Africans in Guangzhou evicted from hotels and had passports confiscated, officials say

Hundreds of thousands of investors with money trapped in the Woodford Equity Income fund found out this week that the fund is to be liquidated, the fund manager would be sacked and that their money would be returned to them eventually. Claer Barrett, FT money editor, talks to guests about how much money investors have lost and how much they are likely to get back and when. Plus we hear from someone who was landed with a £476 fine and a criminal record - just for forgetting to charge her iphone. 

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As fixtures resume across the Channel, UK racing is keen to secure a swift return and avoid revenue losses

A devastating missile and drone attack on Saudi oil installations last week highlighted the vulnerability of global oil supplies to the threat of regional unrest. The attack was claimed by Houthi rebels fighting Saudi-backed forces in neighbouring Yemen, but Saudi and US officials were quick to point the finger of blame at Iran. Geoff Dyer discusses the repercussions of the attack for the region and the oil market with Andrew England, Middle East editor, and Anjli Raval, senior energy correspondent.

Contributors: Geoff Dyer, analysis editor, Andrew England, Middle East editor, and Anjli Raval, senior energy correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Funding bodies face a choice between established manufacturers and biotech upstarts

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Coronavirus means many businesses face an uncertain future but the region’s fundamentals will aid recovery

Businesses shift their focus from scale to survival as a coronavirus-led downturn takes hold — but the region’s underlying growth prospects bode well for the recovery

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This week we continue to look at how the coronavirus outbreak is impacting the world of apps, plus the use of live-streaming apps as fundraising tools and more.

This week we continue to look at how the coronavirus outbreak is impacting the world of apps, plus the use of live-streaming apps as fundraising tools and more.

This week we continue to look at how the coronavirus outbreak is impacting the world of apps, plus the use of live-streaming apps as fundraising tools and more.

The UK’s data protection watchdog confirmed today the government still hasn’t given it sight of a key legal document attached to the coronavirus contacts tracing app which is being developed by the NHSX, the digital transformation branch of the country’s National Health Service . Under UK and EU law, a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) […]

The UK has this week started testing a coronavirus contacts-tracing app which NHSX, a digital arm of the country’s National Health Service, has been planning and developing since early March. The test is taking place in the Isle of Wight, a 380km2 island off the south coast of England, with a population of around 140,000. […]

The Indian government has said that its contact-tracing app Aarogya Setu “by design” fetches the location data of its 90 million users and allows them to view the concentration of people who have tested positive for the coronavirus in their vicinity. New Delhi issued the statement after France-based security researcher Baptiste Robert found what he […]

The UK may be rethinking its decision to shun Apple and Google’s API for its national coronavirus contacts tracing app, according to the Financial Times, which reported yesterday that the government is paying an IT supplier to investigate whether it can integrate the tech giants’ approach after all. As we’ve reported before coronavirus contacts tracing […]

The UK has this week started testing a coronavirus contacts-tracing app which NHSX, a digital arm of the country’s National Health Service, has been planning and developing since early March. The test is taking place in the Isle of Wight, a 380km2 island off the south coast of England, with a population of around 140,000. […]

The UK may be rethinking its decision to shun Apple and Google’s API for its national coronavirus contacts tracing app, according to the Financial Times, which reported yesterday that the government is paying an IT supplier to investigate whether it can integrate the tech giants’ approach after all. As we’ve reported before coronavirus contacts tracing […]

This week we continue to look at how the coronavirus outbreak is impacting the world of apps, plus the use of live-streaming apps as fundraising tools and more.

The UK’s data protection watchdog confirmed today the government still hasn’t given it sight of a key legal document attached to the coronavirus contacts tracing app which is being developed by the NHSX, the digital transformation branch of the country’s National Health Service . Under UK and EU law, a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) […]

The UK has this week started testing a coronavirus contacts-tracing app which NHSX, a digital arm of the country’s National Health Service, has been planning and developing since early March. The test is taking place in the Isle of Wight, a 380km2 island off the south coast of England, with a population of around 140,000. […]

The Indian government has said that its contact-tracing app Aarogya Setu “by design” fetches the location data of its 90 million users and allows them to view the concentration of people who have tested positive for the coronavirus in their vicinity. New Delhi issued the statement after France-based security researcher Baptiste Robert found what he […]

The UK may be rethinking its decision to shun Apple and Google’s API for its national coronavirus contacts tracing app, according to the Financial Times, which reported yesterday that the government is paying an IT supplier to investigate whether it can integrate the tech giants’ approach after all. As we’ve reported before coronavirus contacts tracing […]

In a small suburb of Melbourne, two entrepreneurs are developing a technology that could mean big changes for the packaging industry. Stuart Gordon and Mark Appleford are the co-founders of Varden, a company that has developed a process to take the waste material from sugarcane and convert it into a paper-like packaging product with the […]

Apple and Google have provided a number of updates about the technical details of their joint contact tracing system, which they’re now exclusively referring to as an “exposure notification” technology, since the companies say this is a better way to describe what they’re offering. The system is just one part of a contact tracing system, […]