This week in monetary policy: Hungary, Botswana, Argentina, Paraguay, Georgia, Moldova, Namibia, Canada, Brazil, Sweden, Norway, Turkey, Ukraine, euro area, Fiji, Mozambique, Russia and Colombia

October 21, 2017

By CentralBankNews.info

    This week (October 22 through October 28) central banks from 18 countries or jurisdictions are scheduled to decide on monetary policy: Hungary, Botswana, Argentina, Paraguay, Georgia, Moldova, Namibia, Canada, Brazil, Sweden, Norway, Turkey, Ukraine, euro area, Fiji, Mozambique, Russia and Colombia.
    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 43
OCT 22 – OCT 28, 2017:
COUNTRY                DATE               RATE          LATEST                YTD              1 YR AGO      MSCI
HUNGARY24-Oct0.90%000.90%         EM
BOTSWANA24-Oct5.50%005.50%
ARGENTINA24-Oct26.25%015026.75%         FM
PARAGUAY24-Oct5.25%0-255.50%
GEORGIA25-Oct7.00%0256.50%
MOLDOVA25-Oct7.50%-50-1509.00%
NAMIBIA25-Oct6.75%-25-257.00%
CANADA25-Oct1.00%25500.50%         DM
BRAZIL25-Oct8.25%-100-47514.00%         EM
SWEDEN26-Oct-0.50%00-0.50%         DM
NORWAY26-Oct0.50%000.50%         DM
TURKEY26-Oct8.00%007.50%         EM
UKRAINE26-Oct12.50%015014.00%         FM
EURO AREA26-Oct0.00%000.00%         DM
FIJI26-Oct0.54%000.50%
MOZAMBIQUE26-Oct21.50%-2517523.25%
RUSSIA27-Oct8.50%-50-15010.00%         EM
COLOMBIA27-Oct5.25%0-2257.75%         EM