UPDATE - This week in monetary policy: Australia, Kazakhstan, Botswana, Moldova, Chile, India, Poland, Canada, Namibia & Serbia

    (Following item has been updated to reflect that the next decision on monetary policy by the National Bank of Kazakhstan will be on Tuesday, Dec. 4 instead of Dec. 3 due to celebration of Kazakhstan's First President's Day.)

      This week - December 2 through December 8 - central banks from 10 countries or jurisdictions are scheduled to decide on monetary policy: Australia, Kazakhstan, Botswana, Moldova, Chile, India, Poland, Canada, Namibia and Serbia.

    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 49
DEC 2 - DEC 8, 2018:
COUNTRY	DATE	RATE	LATEST	YTD	1 YR AGO
AUSTRALIA	4-Dec	1.50%	0	0	1.25%
KAZAKHSTAN	4-Dec	9.25%	25	-100	10.25
BOTSWANA	4-Dec	5.00%	0	0	5.00%
MOLDOVA	4-Dec	6.50%	0	0	6.50%
CHILE	4-Dec	2.75%	25	25	2.50%
INDIA	5-Dec	6.50%	0	50	6.00%
POLAND	5-Dec	1.50%	0	0	1.50%
CANADA	5-Dec	1.75%	25	75	1.00%
NAMIBIA	5-Dec	6.75%	0	0	6.75%
SERBIA	6-Dec	3.00%	0	-50	3.50%

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