At its 19 March emergency meeting, the Monetary Board of the Bank of Guatemala (Banguat) unanimously cut the key interest...
News Category: Monetary Policy
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Guatemala: Banguat lowers interest rate for first time in over two years in March -
Switzerland: SNB leaves ultra-loose monetary policy in place in March At its meeting on 19 March, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) left the SNB policy rate and the interest rate... -
Dominican Republic: Central Bank slashes rates at emergency meeting in March and announces liquidity injections At an emergency meeting on 16 March, the Central Bank (BCRD) cut a host of interest rates, with the main... -
Poland: Central Bank slashes rates in extraordinary meeting in March The National Bank of Poland (NBP) slashed the reference rate from 1.50% to a record low of 1.00% at an... -
Nigeria: Central Bank announces stimulus measures in March to combat Covid-19 impact On 16–18 March, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced a set of policy measures to counter the economic impact... -
Indonesia: Bank Indonesia eases again in March despite weak rupiah At its 18–19 March monetary policy meeting, Bank Indonesia (BI) trimmed the seven-day reverse repo rate to 4.50% from 4.75%... -
Australia: RBA cuts rates to new all-time low and announces quantitative easing in March At an extraordinary monetary policy meeting held on 19 March, in a bid to tame the economic and financial spillovers... -
Taiwan: Central Bank cuts rates for first time since 2016 At its monetary policy meeting on 19 March, the Board of Directors of Taiwan’s Central Bank unanimously decided to lower... -
South Africa: SARB slashes rates as coronavirus darkens economic outlook At its meeting ending 18 March, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) unanimously decided... -
Ghana: Bank of Ghana slashes key interest rate to near eight-year low as global pandemic threatens growth In an emergency meeting on 18 March, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) slashed its...