Monetary Policy

Reporting and analysis on central banking, monetary policy and financial markets across every African economy.

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Policy monitor: Central Bank of Nigeria holds at 26.5% with inflation at 15.91%

CBAN Editorial Team · 29 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

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Policy monitor: Central Bank of Kenya holds at 8.75% with inflation at 6.7%

CBAN Editorial Team · 28 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

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Policy monitor: South African Reserve Bank holds at 7% with inflation at 5%

CBAN Editorial Team · 27 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

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Policy monitor: Central Bank of Egypt holds at 19.5% with inflation at 14.3%

CBAN Editorial Team · 26 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

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Policy monitor: Bank of Ghana holds at 14% with inflation at 5.3%

CBAN Editorial Team · 25 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

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Policy monitor: National Bank of Ethiopia lifts its rate to 16% to lean against inflation

CBAN Editorial Team · 24 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

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Policy monitor: Bank Al-Maghrib holds at 2.25% with inflation at 1.2%

CBAN Editorial Team · 23 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

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Policy monitor: Central Bank of Tunisia takes its rate to 7.5% as the easing cycle advances

CBAN Editorial Team · 22 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

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Policy monitor: Bank of Algeria holds at 3% with inflation at 4.3%

CBAN Editorial Team · 21 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

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Policy monitor: Central Bank of Libya holds at 3% with inflation at 2.5%

CBAN Editorial Team · 20 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

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Policy monitor: Central Bank of West African States holds at 3.25% with inflation at 2%

CBAN Editorial Team · 19 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

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Policy monitor: Bank of Sierra Leone holds at 24.75% with inflation at 15%

CBAN Editorial Team · 18 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

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Policy monitor: Central Bank of The Gambia holds at 17% with inflation at 10.2%

CBAN Editorial Team · 17 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

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Policy monitor: Bank of Central African States holds at 4.5% with inflation at 4%

CBAN Editorial Team · 16 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

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Policy monitor: Central Bank of the Congo holds at 25% with inflation at 12%

CBAN Editorial Team · 15 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

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Policy monitor: Bank of Uganda holds at 9.75% with inflation at 3.4%

CBAN Editorial Team · 14 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

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Policy monitor: Bank of Tanzania holds at 6% with inflation at 3.2%

CBAN Editorial Team · 13 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

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Policy monitor: National Bank of Rwanda holds at 6.5% with inflation at 5%

CBAN Editorial Team · 12 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

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Editorial: Central bank independence in Africa will be won in the bond market, not the statute book

CBAN Editorial Team · 11 Jul 2026 · 5 min read

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Policy monitor: Bank of Zambia takes its rate to 13.25% as the easing cycle advances

CBAN Editorial Team · 11 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

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Policy monitor: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe holds at 35% with inflation at 25.1%

CBAN Editorial Team · 10 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

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Research note: Digital finance and the strengthening of African monetary transmission

CBAN Editorial Team · 9 Jul 2026 · 6 min read

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Policy monitor: Bank of Botswana holds at 1.9% with inflation at 2.8%

CBAN Editorial Team · 9 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

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Explainer: How an African Monetary Policy Committee actually makes its decision

CBAN Editorial Team · 8 Jul 2026 · 5 min read

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Policy monitor: Bank of Namibia holds at 6.75% with inflation at 3.9%

CBAN Editorial Team · 8 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

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Policy monitor: Bank of Mauritius holds at 4.5% with inflation at 3.6%

CBAN Editorial Team · 7 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

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Policy monitor: Banco Nacional de Angola takes its rate to 17.5% as the easing cycle advances

CBAN Editorial Team · 6 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

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Policy monitor: Banco de Moçambique takes its rate to 11.75% as the easing cycle advances

CBAN Editorial Team · 5 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

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Policy monitor: Reserve Bank of Malawi holds at 26% with inflation at 27.3%

CBAN Editorial Team · 4 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

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Policy monitor: Central Bank of Seychelles holds at 1.75% with inflation at 1%

CBAN Editorial Team · 3 Jul 2026 · 4 min read