Cape Verde’s trade balance deficit showed a decline of 11.6% year-on-year in May, reaching 67.5 million euros, as reported by the National Statistics Institute (INE). The monthly statistical report on Foreign Trade from INE reveals that this improvement was driven by a 10.5% decrease in imports compared to May 2022, totaling 7,883 million escudos (71.3 […]
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