UPDATE-This week in monetary policy: Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Nigeria, Kenya, Morocco, Czech Rep., USA, New Zealand, Fiji, Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia, Egypt, Bulgaria, Dominican Rep., Colombia, Trinidad & Tobago and Pakistan

     (Following item published on Sept. 23 has been updated with Pakistan on Sept. 29)

     This week - September 23 through September 29 - central banks from 19 countries or jurisdictions are scheduled to decide on monetary policy: Ghana, Kyrgyz Republic, Armenia, Nigeria, Kenya, Morocco, Czech Republic, the United States, New Zealand, Fiji, Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia, Egypt, Bulgaria, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Trinidad & Tobago and Pakistan.

     Originally, Sri Lanka's central bank had also planned to hold a monetary policy meeting this week but it has been postponed to Oct. 2.

     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, the rate one year ago, and the country’s MSCI classification.

    The table is updated when the latest decisions are announced and can always accessed by clicking on This Week.

WEEK 39
SEPT 23 - SEPT 29, 2018:
COUNTRY	DATE	RATE	LATEST	YTD	1 YR AGO
GHANA	24-Sep	17.00%	0	-300	20.00%
KYRGYZSTAN	24-Sep	4.75%	0	-25	5.00%
ARMENIA	25-Sep	6.00%	0	0	6.00%
RWANDA	25-Sep	5.50%	0	0	6.00%
NIGERIA	25-Sep	14.00%	0	0	14.00%
KENYA	25-Sep	9.00%	0	-100	10.00%
MOROCCO	25-Sep	2.25%	0	0	2.25%
CZECH REPUBLIC	26-Sep	1.50%	25	100	0.25%
UNITED STATES	26-Sep	2.25%	25	75	1.25%
SAUDI ARABIA	26-Sep	2.75%	25	75	2.00%
KUWAIT	26-Sep	3.00%	0	25	2.75%
BAHRAIN	26-Sep	2.50%	25	75	1.50%
UAE	26-Sep	3.00%	25	75	2.00%
QATAR 1)	27-Sep	2.25%	25	50
NEW ZEALAND	27-Sep	1.75%	0	0	1.75%
CHINA	27-Sep	4.35%	0	0	4.35%
FIJI	27-Sep	0.50%	0	0	0.50%
HONG KONG	27-Sep	2.50%	25	75	1.50%
MACAU	27-Sep	2.50%	25	75	1.50%
PHILIPPINES	27-Sep	4.50%	50	150	3.00%
TAIWAN	27-Sep	1.375%	0	0	1.375%
INDONESIA	27-Sep	5.75%	25	150	4.25%
EGYPT	27-Sep	16.75%	0	-200	18.75%
BULGARIA	28-Sep	0.00%	0	0	0.00%
DOMINICAN REP.	28-Sep	5.50%	0	25	5.25%
COLOMBIA	28-Sep	4.25%	0	-50	5.25%
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO	28-Sep	5.00%	25	25	4.75%
PAKISTAN	29-Sep	7.50%	100	175	5.75%
1) deposit rate

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