This week in monetary policy: Israel, Paraguay, Kyrgyzstan, Hungary, Botswana, South Korea, Fiji, Gambia, Mozambique & Bulgaria

February 24, 2020

By CentralBankNews.info

  This week – February 23 through February 29 – central banks from 9 countries or jurisdictions are scheduled to decide on monetary policy: Israel, Paraguay, Kyrgyz Republic, Hungary, Botswana, South Korea, Fiji, Gambia, Mozambique and Bulgaria.
  The central bank of Mauritius was scheduled to hold a monetary policy meeting on Feb. 26 but this has been postponed and a new date will be announced later. Bloomberg reports the government has named a new governor and second deputy governor.
  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 9
FEB 23 – FEB 29, 2020:
ISRAEL 24-Feb 0.25% 0 0 0.25% DM
PARAGUAY 24-Feb 4.00% 0 0 5.00%
KYRGYZSTAN 24-Feb 4.25% 0 0 4.50%
HUNGARY 25-Feb 0.90% 0 0 0.90% EM
BOTSWANA 26-Feb 4.75% 0 0 5.00%
SOUTH KOREA 27-Feb 1.25% 0 0 1.75% EM
FIJI 27-Feb 0.50% 0 0 0.50%
GAMBIA 27-Feb 12.50% 0 0 12.50%
MOZAMBIQUE 27-Feb 12.75% 0 0 14.25%
BULGARIA 28-Feb 0.00% 0 0 0.00% FM