Moderating inflationary pressures in recent months prompted the Bank of Ghana to cut its monetary policy rate by 100 basis...
News Category: Monetary Policy
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Ghana: Bank of Ghana slashes policy rate to an over four-year low -
Indonesia: BI hikes rates for the first time in four years in May At its 17 and 18 May monetary policy meeting, Bank Indonesia decided to increase interest rates by 25 basis points,... -
Mexico: Banxico stands pat in May, keeping the policy rate at 7.50% At its 17 May monetary policy meeting, Banxico’s five-member board voted unanimously to maintain the policy rate steady at 7.50%... -
Egypt: Central Bank stands pat in May At its monetary policy meeting held on 17 May, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) left the overnight deposit rate... -
Thailand: Bank of Thailand holds fire in May, as expected At its 16 May meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Thailand (BoT) unanimously opted to maintain the... -
Brazil: Central Bank unexpectedly holds the SELIC rate at 6.50% At its 16 May meeting, the Central Bank of Brazil’s Monetary Policy Committee (Comité de Politica Monetaria, COPOM) decided to... -
Poland: NBP keeps rates intact in May As widely expected by market analysts, the National Bank of Poland (NBP) kept the reference rate unchanged at a record-low... -
Serbia: Central Bank stands pat in May At its monthly monetary policy meeting held on 16 May, the Executive Board of the National Bank of Serbia (NBS)... -
Argentina: Central Bank hikes repo rate to 40% to stem peso’s fall On 4 May, the Central Bank of Argentina (Banco Central de la República Argentina, BCRA) increased the 7-day repo reference... -
Peru: Central Bank keeps policy rate unchanged at its May meeting At its 10 May monetary policy meeting, the Central Bank of Peru (BCRP) decided to keep the policy interest rate...