March 16, 2015
This week (March 16 through March 21) central banks from 10 countries or jurisdictions are scheduled to decide on monetary policy: Japan, Turkey, Indonesia, Iceland, United States, Norway, Switzerland, Chile, Colombia 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 | LATEST | DATE | CURRENT RATE | 1 YEAR AGO |
| JAPAN | DM | 17-Mar | N/A | N/A | |
| TURKEY | EM | 17-Mar | 7.50% | 10.00% | |
| INDONESIA | EM | 17-Mar | 7.50% | 7.50% | |
| ICELAND | 18-Mar | 5.25% | 6.00% | ||
| UNITED STATES | DM | 18-Mar | 0.25% | 0.25% | |
| NORWAY | 19-Mar | 1.25% | 1.50% | ||
| SWITZERLAND | DM | 19-Mar | -0.75% | 0.25% | |
| CHILE | EM | 19-Mar | 3.00% | 4.00% | |
| COLOMBIA | EM | 20-Mar | 4.50% | 3.25% | |
| PAKISTAN | FM | 21-Mar | 8.50% | 10.00% |
