May 20, 2017
This week (May 21 through May 27) central banks from 15 countries or jurisdictions are scheduled to decide on monetary policy: Egypt, Ghana, Hungary, Nigeria, Argentina, Thailand, Canada, Paraguay, South Korea, Ukraine, Moldova, Fiji, South Africa, Colombia, and Trinidad and Tobago.
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 21 | ||||||
| MAY 21 – MAY 27, 2017: | ||||||
| COUNTRY | DATE | RATE | LATEST | YTD | 1 YR AGO | MSCI |
| EGYPT | 21-May | 14.75% | 0 | 0 | 10.75% | EM |
| GHANA | 22-May | 23.50% | -200 | -200 | 26.00% | |
| HUNGARY | 23-May | 0.90% | 0 | 0 | 0.90% | EM |
| NIGERIA | 23-May | 14.00% | 0 | 0 | 12.00% | FM |
| ARGENTINA | 23-May | 26.25% | 0 | 150 | 36.75% | FM |
| THAILAND | 24-May | 1.50% | 0 | 0 | 1.50% | EM |
| CANADA | 24-May | 0.50% | 0 | 0 | 0.50% | DM |
| PARAGUAY | 24-May | 5.50% | 0 | 0 | 5.75% | |
| SOUTH KOREA | 25-May | 1.25% | 0 | 0 | 1.50% | EM |
| UKRAINE | 25-May | 13.00% | -100 | -100 | 18.00% | FM |
| MOLDOVA | 25-May | 9.00% | 0 | 0 | 13.00% | |
| FIJI | 25-May | 0.50% | 0 | 0 | 0.50% | |
| SOUTH AFRICA | 25-May | 7.00% | 0 | 0 | 7.00% | EM |
| COLOMBIA | 26-May | 6.50% | -50 | -100 | 7.25% | |
| TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | 26-May | 4.75% | 0 | 0 | 4.75% | |
