This week in monetary policy: Sri Lanka, Japan, Chile, Canada, Brazil, Turkey, Egypt, South Africa and Pakistan

    This week (July 14 -18, 2014) nine central banks are scheduled to decide on monetary policy, comprising the countries of Sri Lanka, Japan, Chile, Canada, Brazil, Turkey, Egypt, South Africa and Pakistan.

     Following table includes 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 SRI LANKA FM 6.50% 6.50% 7.00% JAPAN DM 15-Jul                  N/A                  N/A CHILE EM 15-Jul 4.00% 5.00% CANADA DM 16-Jul 1.00% 1.00% BRAZIL EM 16-Jul 11.00% 8.50% TURKEY EM 17-Jul 8.75% 4.50% EGYPT EM 17-Jul 8.25% 9.75% SOUTH AFRICA EM 17-Jul 5.50% 5.00% PAKISTAN FM 19-Jul 10.00% 9.00%     www.CentralBankNews.info