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Asia Central Bank Rates – October 2019
Caproasia Institute | October 2019
The Asia Central Bank Rates for October 2019.
Caproasia Institute releases the Asia Central Bank rates for October 2019. Data includes the latest central bank rates, previous rates, interest rate changes and effective date from last central bank announcement.
The Asia Central Banks:
- PBOC – People’s Bank of China
- RBI – Reserve Bank of India
- BOJ – Bank of Japan
- BOK – Bank of Korea
- HKMA – Hong Kong Monetary Authority
- CBC – Central Bank of China, Taiwan
- BI – Bank Indonesia
- BNM – Bank Negara Malaysia
- BOT – Bank of Thailand
- BSP – Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
- SBV- State Bank of Vietnam
Related Reports:
- Interest Rates Report – October 2019
- Key Central Bank Rates – October 2019
- Asia Central Bank Rates – October 2019
- Influential Central Bank Rates – October 2019
- Interbank Rates – October 2019
Asia Central Bank Rates
North Asia
| S/N | Country | Central Bank | Previous Rate | New Rate | Change | Effective from |
| 1 | China | PBOC | 4.20% | 4.20% | No Change | 21/10/19 |
| 2 | India | RBI | 5.40% | 5.15% | – 0.25% | 4/10/19 |
| 3 | Japan | BOJ | -0.10% | -0.10% | No Change | 31/10/19 |
| 4 | Korea | BOK | 1.50% | 1.25% | – 0.25% | 16/10/19 |
| 5 | Hong Kong SAR | HKMA | 2.25% | 2.00% | – 0.25% | 31/10/19 |
| 6 | Taiwan | CBC | 1.375% | 1.375% | No Change | 19/09/19 |
Southeast Asia
| S/N | Country | Central Bank | Previous Rate | New Rate | Change | Effective from |
| 1 | Indonesia | BI | 5.25% | 5.00% | – 0.25% | 24/10/19 |
| 2 | Malaysia | BNM | 3.00% | 3.00% | No Change | 12/9/19 |
| 3 | Thailand | BOT | 1.50% | 1.50% | No Change | 25/9/19 |
| 4 | Philippines | BSP | 4.25% | 4.00% | – 0.25% | 27/9/19 |
| 5 | Vietnam | SBV | 4.25% | 4.00% | – 0.25% | 16/9/19 |
Source: Caproasia Institute
October 2019 Changes
- RBI decrease interest rate by 0.25% from 5.40% to 5.15%
- BOK decrease interest rate by 0.25% from 1.5% to 1.25%
- HKMA decrease interest rate by 0.25% from 2.25% to 2.00%
- BI decrease interest rate by 0.25% from 5.25% to 5.00%
- BSP decrease interest rate by 0.25% from 4.25% to 4.00% (Sept 2019)
- SBV decrease interest rate by 0.25% from 4.25% to 4.00% (Sept 2019)
Unchanged
- PBOC maintain interest rate at 4.20%
- BOJ maintain interest rate at -0.10%
- CBC maintain interest rate at 1.375% (Sept 2019)
- BNM maintain interest rate at 3.00% (Sept 2019)
- BOT maintain interest rate at 1.50% (Sept 2019)
Updated: 4th November 2019
Notes
The central bank of Singapore is the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). MAS does not set a central bank rate, and instead rely on using foreign exchange rate to manage the monetary policy.
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