At its three-day meeting concluding on 24 September, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BOG) held...
News Category: Monetary Policy
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Ghana: Bank of Ghana maintains the key rate at 17.00% in September -
Angola: Central Bank keeps policy rate unchanged in September At its 21 September meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the National Bank of Angola (Banco Nacional de Angola,... -
Switzerland: SNB stands pat in September on stronger franc; downgrades 2019 inflation outlook The Swiss National Bank (SNB) maintained the target rate for the three-month Libor at between minus 1.25% and 0.25% at... -
Norway: Norges Bank hikes the key policy rate for the first time since 2011 On 20 September, Norges Bank announced it was raising the key policy rate to 0.75% from the previous all-time low... -
Brazil: Central Bank holds SELIC rate at 6.50% but warns downside risks have increased At its 18–19 September meeting, the Central Bank of Brazil’s Monetary Policy Committee (Comité de Politica Monetaria, COPOM) unanimously decided... -
South Africa: SARB argues wait-and-see in September At its meeting ending 20 September, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) kept the... -
Thailand: Central Bank stands pat in September but hints at future rate hikes At its 19 September Monetary Policy Committee meeting, the Bank of Thailand opted to maintain the one-day repurchase rate at... -
Japan: BoJ keeps monetary policy steady At its 18–19 September meeting, Bank of Japan (BoJ) board members voted seven-to-two to maintain its monetary policy steady, as... -
Belarus: Central Bank keeps key rate at an over 10-year low in September At its 19 September meeting, the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB) kept the refinance... -
Peru: Central Bank keeps policy rate unchanged at its September meeting At its 13 September monetary policy meeting, the Central Bank of Peru (BCRP) decided to keep the policy interest rate...