This week in monetary policy: Pakistan, Israel, Nigeria, Iceland, Zambia, Paraguay, South Africa & Egypt

May 20, 2019

By CentralBankNews.info

  This week – May 20 through May 25 – central banks from 8 countries or jurisdictions are scheduled to decide on monetary policy: Pakistan, Israel, Nigeria, Iceland, Zambia, Paraguay, South Africa and Egypt.
  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, and the rate one year ago.
  The table is updated when the latest decisions are announced and can always accessed by clicking on This Week.
WEEK 21
MAY 19- MAY 25, 2019:
COUNTRY DATE RATE LATEST YTD 1 YR AGO
PAKISTAN 20-May 10.75% 0 75 6.50%
ISRAEL 20-May 0.25% 0 0 0.10%
NIGERIA 21-May 13.50% -50 -50 14.00%
ICELAND 22-May 4.50% 0 0 4.25%
ZAMBIA 22-May 9.75% 0 0 9.75%
PARAGUAY 22-May 4.75% -50 -50 5.25%
SOUTH AFRICA 23-May 6.75% 0 0 6.50%
EGYPT 23-May 15.75% 0 -100 16.75%