January 19, 2015
This week (January 19 through January 24, 2015) central banks from eight countries or jurisdictions are scheduled decide on monetary policy: Turkey, Nigeria, Brazil, Japan, Canada, the euro area, the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) and Pakistan.
Following table includes the name of the country, its MSCI classification, the date the policy decision will be announced, the current policy rate, and the rate one year ago.
| COUNTRY | MSCI | DATE | CURRENT RATE | 1 YEAR AGO |
| TURKEY | EM | 20-Jan | 8.25% | 10.00% |
| NIGERIA | FM | 20-Jan | 13.00% | 12.00% |
| BRAZIL | EM | 21-Jan | 11.75% | 10.50% |
| JAPAN | DM | 21-Jan | N/A | N/A |
| CANADA | DM | 21-Jan | 1.00% | 1.00% |
| EURO AREA | DM | 22-Jan | 0.05% | 0.25% |
| EASTERN CARIBBEAN | 23-Jan | 6.50% | 6.50% | |
| PAKISTAN | FM | 24-Jan | 9.50% | 10.00% |
