UPDATE-This week in monetary policy: Israel, Kyrgyzstan, Argentina, Armenia, Rwanda, Moldova, Angola, Egypt and Sri Lanka

December 29, 2016

By CentralBankNews.info

    (Following item is updated with news that Sri Lanka’s central bank will announce its monetary policy review for December on Friday, Dec. 30 at 6 p.m. local time. The table has also been updated with policy decisions taken this week.)
    This week (December 25 through December 30) central banks from 9 countries or jurisdictions are scheduled to decide on monetary policy: Israel, Kyrgyz Republic, Argentina, Armenia, Rwanda, Moldova, Angola, Egypt and Sri Lanka.
    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 52
DEC 25 – DEC 30, 2016:
COUNTRYDATERATELATESTYTD1 YR AGO MSCI
ISRAEL26-Dec0.10%000.10% DM
KYRGYZSTAN26-Dec5.00%-50-50010.00%
ARGENTINA27-Dec24.75%0-1,200  N/A FM
ARMENIA27-Dec6.25%-25-2508.75%
RWANDA28-Dec6.25%%-25-256.50%
MOLDOVA29-Dec9.00%-50-1,05019.50%
ANGOLA29-Dec16.00%050011.00%
EGYPT29-Dec14.75%05509.25% EM
SRI LANKA30-Dec7.00%01006.00% FM