This week in monetary policy: Botswana, Argentina, Chile, Iceland, Georgia, Croatia, Uganda, Mozambique, United States, Indonesia, United Kingdom, South Korea, Norway, Switzerland, Mexico, Peru, Fiji, Russia and Colombia

    This week (December 11 through December 17) central banks from 19 countries or jurisdictions are scheduled to decide on monetary policy: Botswana, Argentina, Chile, Iceland, Georgia, Croatia, Uganda, Mozambique, United States, Indonesia, United Kingdom, South Korea, Norway, Switzerland, Mexico, Peru, Fiji, 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 50
DEC 11 - DEC 17, 2016:
COUNTRY	DATE	RATE	LATEST	YTD	1 YR AGO	MSCI
BOTSWANA	12-Dec	5.50%	0	-50	6.00%
ARGENTINA	13-Dec	24.75%	0	-1,200	N/A	FM
CHILE	13-Dec	3.50%	0	0	3.50%	EM
ICELAND	14-Dec	5.25%	0	-50	5.75%
GEORGIA	14-Dec	6.50%	0	-150	8.00%
CROATIA	14-Dec	2.50%	0	0	2.50%	FM
UGANDA	14-Dec	13.00%	-100	-400	17.00%
MOZAMBIQUE	14-Dec	23.25	50	1,350	9.75%
UNITED STATES	14-Dec	0.50%	0	0	0.50%	DM
INDONESIA	15-Dec	4.75%	-25	-150	7.50%	EM
UNITED KINGDOM	15-Dec	0.25%	0	-25	0.50%	DM
SOUTH KOREA	15-Dec	1.25%	0	-25	1.50%	EM
NORWAY	15-Dec	0.50%	0	-25	0.75%	DM
SWITZERLAND	15-Dec	-0.75%	0	0	-0.75%	DM
MEXICO	15-Dec	5.25%	50	200	3.25%	EM
PERU	15-Dec	4.25%	0	50	3.75%	EM
FIJI	15-Dec	0.50%	0	0	0.50%
RUSSIA	16-Dec	10.00%	0	-100	11.00%	EM
COLOMBIA	16-Dec	7.75%	0	200	5.75%	EM

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