This week in monetary policy: Sri Lanka, Hungary, Georgia, USA, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, Egypt, Fiji, Angola, Russia and Colombia

    This week (April 25 through April 30) central banks from 12 countries or jurisdictions are scheduled to decide on monetary policy: Sri Lanka, Hungary, Georgia, United States, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, Egypt, Fiji, Angola, Russia and Colombia.

    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 17
APR 25-APR 30, 2016:
COUNTRY	DATE	RATE	LATEST	YTD	1 YR AGO	MSCI
SRI LANKA	26-Apr	6.50%	0	50	6.00%	FM
HUNGARY	26-Apr	1.20%	-15	-15	1.80%	EM
GEORGIA	27-Apr	8.00%	0	0	4.50%
UNITED STATES	27-Apr	0.50%	0	0	0.25%	DM
BRAZIL	27-Apr	14.25%	0	0	13.25%	EM
JAPAN 1)	28-Apr	-0.10%	0	-20	0.10%	DM
NEW ZEALAND	28-Apr	2.25%	-25	-25	3.50%	DM
EGYPT	28-Apr	10.75%	150	150	8.75%	EM
FIJI	28-Apr	0.50%	0	0	0.50%
ANGOLA	28-Apr	14.00%	200	300	9.25%
RUSSIA	29-Apr	11.00%	0	0	12.50%	EM
COLOMBIA	29-Apr	6.50%	25	75	4.50%	EM

1) RATE ON EXCESS RESERVES

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