

The Interest Rate is set by your country Central Bank and affects your economy in a variety of ways: Here, depending on where you are, you can either have the option to enter the Euro, if you are an E.U country outside the EuroZone, and the interest rates. This information is great when doing trade contracts so you can now what to export and import, as well as affect your decisions on your economic policy. Germany has a big Auto industry, Brazil has agriculture and Japan has big tech. This shows the greatest industries of your country. Pro-Tip: always wait until Q3 or Q4 of the year before doing any major trade contracts, or else the inflation will accumulate very quickly over the year. This information is important if you want to turn your country into a export-focused economy, if you want to re-balance your trade, or any other major decision on trade. Needless to say, this shows how your country is doing on trade. Growth accumulates over the year, so take things slowly, even if your economic plan has a growth target through the year that you must meet. Please note the "over the year", as it is important: If you start the game with a guaranteed 6% growth, there is no need to rush over to push for export contracts or going on a spending drive to spur growth. This shows how much your country is growing as a % of GDP over the year.

If you have a DOW JONES target or any other stock market target for your country, this is important information for your economic policy so write down your results every quarter if you want to.

This shows how are your companies profiting over time. Here you have the following very important stats: Let's start by opening the Finance Overview, shall we?
