On 8 April, the National Bank of Poland (NBP) slashed the reference rate from 1.00% to a new record low...
News Category: Monetary Policy
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Poland: Central Bank slashes rates to fresh all-time low in April; reinforces quantitative easing -
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... -
Singapore: MAS eases monetary policy at its first semi-annual meeting in March The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) moved forward its biannual meeting to 30 March due to the Covid-19 pandemic. At... -
Israel: Bank of Israel unleashes array of initiatives to safeguard economy In recent weeks, the Central Bank has announced a series of steps to reduce the economic fallout from Covid-19. The... -
India: Reserve Bank of India cuts interest rates after emergency meeting Following an emergency monetary policy meeting ending on 27 March, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut all interest rates... -
Angola: Central Bank keeps key interest rate stable in March despite worsening economic backdrop At its 27 March meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the National Bank of Angola (BNA) held its key...