Peru’s Central Bank Holds Rate at 4.25%
Peru's central bank held its rate at 4.25% on 7 October, though most analysts expected a rise. Lima inflation is...
October 7, 2026Topic
Interest Rate
Eswatini Lifts Interest Rate to 7% After South Africa
Eswatini's central bank lifted its key rate to 7% on 25 September, two days after South Africa hiked, as fuel...
October 2, 2026
Nigeria’s Central Bank Cuts Its Benchmark Rate to 23 Percent
The CBN interest rate fell to 23 percent from 26.5 percent on 22 September 2026, a surprise move Nigeria's central...
September 22, 2026
Brazilian pessimism with financial situation increases – FEBRABAN
According to the 3rd edition of the quarterly FEBRABAN Radar survey on the evolution of Brazilians' economic expectations, approximately 2/3...
September 17, 2021
Bolsonaro sanctions law releasing US$992 million to small businesses in Brazil
Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro has sanctioned the law that makes the National Program of Support to Micro and Small Businesses...
June 5, 2021
Brazil’s Central Bank Holds Interest Rate at Record Low Ahead of Elections
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In its last meeting before the highly anticipated October general...
September 20, 2018
Brazil’s Industrial Production Grows by 13.1 Percent in June
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Overcoming the negative effects caused by the eleven-day truckers...
August 2, 2018
Brazil Cuts Selic to 7.5 Percent, Second Lowest in History
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s Central Bank lowered the country’s benchmark interest rate (SELIC)...
October 26, 2017
Inflation Within Target in 2016 Says Brazil’s Central Bank
The last Quarterly Inflation Report for 2016 forecasts inflation at 6.5 percent, the upper limit of the established target. For...
December 23, 2016