In two subsequent decisions on 19 and 26 March, the Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA) adopted measures to improve the...
News Category: Monetary Policy
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Argentina: Central Bank intervenes to palliate economic slump from coronavirus in March -
Korea: BOK keeps the base rate at historic low in April On 9 April, the Bank of Korea (BOK) voted to keep the base rate at 0.75%, following a 50-basis-point cut... -
Serbia: National Bank of Serbia cuts policy rate in April On 9 April, the Executive Board of the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) lowered the key policy rate by 25... -
Peru: Central Bank slashes policy rate to 0.25% amid Covid-19 pandemic The Central Bank of Peru (BCRP) decided to chop the policy interest rate by 100 basis points at an extraordinary... -
Poland: Central Bank slashes rates to fresh all-time low in April; reinforces quantitative easing On 8 April, the National Bank of Poland (NBP) slashed the reference rate from 1.00% to a new record low... -
Australia: RBA keeps rates at all-time low in April; reaffirms quantitative easing measures At a monetary policy meeting held on 7 April, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decided to keep the cash... -
Israel: Bank of Israel cuts rates and introduces extra monetary easing measures in April At its 6 April meeting, the Bank of Israel (BoI) cut its policy rate from 0.25% to 0.10%, announced a... -
Kazakhstan: Central Bank unexpectedly cuts the base rate in April At an emergency meeting on 3 April, the National Bank of Kazakhstan slashed the base rate to 9.50% from 12.00%,... -
Egypt: Central Bank urgently acts to mitigate coronavirus risks At its scheduled monetary policy meeting on 2 April, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) left all interest rates unchanged,... -
Chile: Central Bank braces for recession and slashes benchmark rate to over one-decade low in March At its monetary policy meeting on 31 March, the board of the Central Bank of Chile (BCCh) slashed the monetary...