This week in monetary policy: Turkey, Zambia, Namibia, Jamaica, China, Indonesia & Egypt

February 17, 2020

By CentralBankNews.info

  This week – February 16 through February 22 – central banks from 7 countries or jurisdictions are scheduled to decide on monetary policy: Turkey, Zambia, Namibia, Jamaica, China, Indonesia 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 8
FEB 16 – FEB 22, 2020:
TURKEY 19-Feb 11.25% -75 -75 24.00% EM
ZAMBIA 19-Feb 11.50% 0 0 9.75%
NAMIBIA 19-Feb 6.50% 0 0 6.75%
JAMAICA 19-Feb 0.50% 0 0 1.50%
CHINA 1) 20-Feb 4.15% 0 0 4.35% EM
INDONESIA 20-Feb 5.00% 0 0 6.00% EM
EGYPT 20-Feb 12.25% 0 0 15.75% EM
1) As of Aug. 17, 2019 Loan Prime Rate is benchmark