At its meeting on 23 September, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Kenya’s Central Bank decided to hold the central...
News Category: Monetary Policy
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Kenya: Central Bank stands pat in September -
Nigeria: Central Bank leaves policy rate unchanged in September At its 19–20 September meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) unanimously decided to... -
Ghana: Bank of Ghana leaves key policy rate unchanged in September On 20 September, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BOG) announced it had decided to hold... -
Switzerland: SNB leaves ultra-loose monetary policy in place in September At its meeting on 19 September, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) maintained its current expansionary policy stance as widely expected... -
Japan: BoJ leaves monetary policy steady in September; signals possible action in October At its 18–19 September meeting, board members at the Bank of Japan (BoJ) decided in a seven-to-two vote to maintain... -
Norway: Norges Bank goes against the tide to raise rates in September The executive board of Norges Bank unanimously decided to raise the sight deposit rate to 1.50% from 1.25% at its... -
South Africa: SARB keeps interest rates unchanged despite concerns about economic growth At its meeting ending 19 September, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) unanimously decided... -
Indonesia: Bank Indonesia chops rates for the third time in three months in September At its 18–19 September monetary policy meeting, Bank Indonesia (BI) lowered the seven-day reverse repo rate from 5.50% to 5.25%.... -
Taiwan: Central Bank stands pat again in September At its monetary policy meeting on 19 September, the Board of Directors of Taiwan’s Central Bank unanimously decided to leave... -
Argentina: Central Bank relaxes money base target to give the economy some breathing space On 18 September, the Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA) relaxed the money base targets for September and October, and also...