Market monitor

Business travel spending slows in Latin America’s third-largest economy.

Baltic country strengthens EU ties but still feels effects of Russian slowdown.

Mining, fishing and international trade shape economy of Peru.

Natural resources spark growth, but poverty hampers progress.

Saudi Arabia boosts infrastructure investment, despite dip in oil prices.

Financial gateway to China is fueled by services and real estate.

Oil slows, but manufacturing is economic bright spot.

Despite competition, Panama’s waterway channels growth.

Foreign paychecks and domestic demand fuel growth.

Stability and agricultural trade foster continued growth.

Garment manufacturing and tourism fuel urban growth.

Ethiopia has overcome the burden of extreme famine to establish itself as one of the key agricultural economies in Africa.

After World War II, Japan rebuilt its economy into one of the most technologically advanced and efficient manufacturing centers in the world.

Since the early 1990s, Costa Rica’s economy has steadily expanded due to the country’s efforts to liberalize trade, stimulate foreign investment and attract tourists from around the world.

In the late 1970s, China began government reforms that led to tremendous economic growth.