This week in monetary policy: Mauritius, Hungary, Zambia, Botswana and Paraguay

August 19, 2018

By CentralBankNews.info

   This week – August 19 through August 25 – central banks from 5 countries or jurisdictions are scheduled to decide on monetary policy: Mauritius, Hungary, Zambia, Botswana and Paraguay.
  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 34
AUG 19- AUG 25, 2018:
COUNTRY DATE RATE LATEST YTD 1 YR AGO
MAURITIUS 20-Aug 3.50% 0 0 4.00%
HUNGARY 21-Aug 9.00% 0 -50 10.00%
ZAMBIA 22-Aug 9.75% 0 -50 11.00%
BOTSWANA 23-Aug 5.00% 0 0 5.50%
PARAGUAY 23-Aug 5.25% 0 0 5.25%