The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s Monetary Policy Committee cut the Bank policy rate by 250 basis points to 27.5% with immediate effect, describing the move as a realignment rather than monetary easing. It also lowered the Targeted Finance Facility rate to 12.5% and capped banks’ all-inclusive on-lending rate to productive sectors at 22.5%, while leaving statutory reserve requirements unchanged.
The Bank of Mexico unanimously held the overnight interbank interest rate target at 6.50%, citing continued disinflation, expected economic slack and limited demand pressures, while maintaining an upward bias in inflation risks. Headline inflation is projected to converge to the 3% target in the fourth quarter of 2027.
The Central Bank of Lesotho’s Monetary Policy Committee raised the CBL Rate by 25 basis points to 7.00%, citing increased upside inflation risks and tighter regional and global financial conditions. The rate maintains a 25-basis-point differential to South Africa’s 7.25% policy rate, which the committee considers sufficient to sustain the exchange-rate peg and support domestic activity.
The Central Bank of Eswatini raised the discount rate by 25 basis points to 7.00%, effective 26 September 2026, with banks expected to increase the prime lending rate to 10.50%. It lowered its 2026 inflation forecast to 2.52% but cited elevated risks from Middle East tensions and a potential El Niño drought.
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The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s Monetary Policy Committee cut the Bank policy rate by 250 basis points to 27.5% with immediate effect, describing the move as a realignment rather than monetary easing. It also lowered the Targeted Finance Facility rate to 12.5% and capped banks’ all-inclusive on-lending rate to productive sectors at 22.5%, while leaving statutory reserve requirements unchanged.
The Bank of Mexico unanimously held the overnight interbank interest rate target at 6.50%, citing continued disinflation, expected economic slack and limited demand pressures, while maintaining an upward bias in inflation risks. Headline inflation is projected to converge to the 3% target in the fourth quarter of 2027.
The Central Bank of Lesotho’s Monetary Policy Committee raised the CBL Rate by 25 basis points to 7.00%, citing increased upside inflation risks and tighter regional and global financial conditions. The rate maintains a 25-basis-point differential to South Africa’s 7.25% policy rate, which the committee considers sufficient to sustain the exchange-rate peg and support domestic activity.
The Central Bank of Eswatini raised the discount rate by 25 basis points to 7.00%, effective 26 September 2026, with banks expected to increase the prime lending rate to 10.50%. It lowered its 2026 inflation forecast to 2.52% but cited elevated risks from Middle East tensions and a potential El Niño drought.
The Bank of Ghana’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) unanimously held the Monetary Policy Rate at 14.0% in September, assessing inflation and growth risks as broadly balanced. Headline inflation rose to 5.0% in August, below the 8% ±2 percentage-point target, while second-quarter real GDP grew 6.0%.
The Central Bank of Egypt’s Monetary Policy Committee held the overnight deposit, overnight lending and main-operation rates at 19.00%, 20.00% and 19.50%, respectively, and the discount rate at 19.50%, judging its restrictive stance sufficient to sustain disinflation and contain upside risks. Annual headline inflation eased to 14.5% in August and is expected to converge toward the 7% target, plus or minus 2 percentage points, in the second half of 2027.
The Swiss National Bank held its policy rate at 0%, judging current settings appropriate as medium-term inflationary pressure increased only slightly, and reiterated its willingness to intervene in foreign exchange markets if needed. Inflation reached 0.8% in August, while the SNB projects GDP growth of 1.5% to 2% in 2026 and around 1.5% in 2027.
The Riksbank held its policy rate at 1.75% but said stronger economic activity and continued supply shocks could require rate increases beginning in 2026 if the outlook is unchanged. It raised its 2026 growth forecast to 2.8% and warned that a larger, more persistent inflation upturn would prompt faster tightening.
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