By CentralBankNews.info
( Following item is updated with the central bank of Pakistan, which will release its monetary policy decision on Saturday, March 25.)
This week (March 19 through March 25) central banks from 11 countries or jurisdictions are scheduled to decide on monetary policy: Nigeria, Morocco, Argentina, Paraguay, New Zealand, Philippines, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Russia, Colombia and Pakistan.
Following table includes the name of the country, the date of the next policy decision, the current policy rate, the result of the last policy decision, the change in the policy rate year to date, the rate one year ago, and the country’s MSCI classification.
The table is updated when the latest decisions are announced and can always accessed by clicking on This Week.
| WEEK 12 | | | | | | |
| MAR 19 – MAR 25, 2017: | | | | | |
| COUNTRY | DATE | RATE | LATEST | YTD | 1 YR AGO | MSCI |
| TAJIKISTAN | 20-Mar | 16.00% | 350 | 500 | 9.00% | |
| MOROCCO | 21-Mar | 2.25% | 0 | 0 | 2.25% | FM |
| NIGERIA | 21-Mar | 14.00% | 0 | 0 | 14.00% | FM |
| ARGENTINA | 21-Mar | 24.25% | 0 | 0 | 36.75% | FM |
| PARAGUAY | 22-Mar | 5.50% | 0 | 0 | 6.00% | |
| NEW ZEALAND | 23-Mar | 1.75% | 0 | 0 | 2.25% | DM |
| PHILIPPINES | 23-Mar | 3.00% | 0 | 0 | 4.00% | EM |
| TAIWAN | 23-Mar | 1.375% | 0 | 0 | 1.50% | EM |
| SRI LANKA | 24-Mar | 7.00% | 0 | 0 | 6.50% | FM |
| RUSSIA | 24-Mar | 10.00% | 0 | 0 | 11.00% | EM |
| COLOMBIA | 24-Mar | 7.25% | -25 | -25 | 6.50% | EM |
| PAKISTAN | 25-Mar | 5.75% | 0 | 0 | 6.00% | EM |