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Reserve Bank of Malawi

Too few recent speeches for a current tone.
Speeches
25
First speech
Apr 25, 2003
Latest speech
Jul 27, 2017
Tone vs coming rate moves
Not tested
too few speeches or no published rate

Does the tone run ahead of the rate?

Speech tone over the previous three months, and the policy rate at the end of each month, on the same timeline. Hover over either chart to read the same month in both.

Speech tone

Policy rate

The BIS does not publish a policy rate for this central bank, so only its tone is shown.

Latest speeches

Each speech's tone is the average over its sentences about policy, prices, rates or the economy. Open a speech to read it in full.
DateSpeechTone
Jul 27, 2017

Dalitso Kabambe

+0.19
Jul 11, 2017

Dalitso Kabambe

–
Dec 1, 2016

Charles S R Chuka

+0.04
Jun 24, 2014

Charles S R Chuka

βˆ’0.06
Feb 24, 2014

Charles S R Chuka

βˆ’0.03
Sep 8, 2012

Charles S R Chuka

+0.13
Jul 20, 2012

Charles S R Chuka

+0.02
Jun 29, 2012

Mary C Nkosi

+0.13
Jun 22, 2012

Grant Kabango

βˆ’0.01
Nov 7, 2011

Perks M Ligoya

βˆ’0.13
Aug 2, 2010

Mary C Nkosi

+0.04
Mar 1, 2010

Perks M Ligoya

+0.33
Feb 27, 2010

Perks M Ligoya

–
Dec 29, 2009

Perks M Ligoya

+0.09
Sep 17, 2009

Perks M Ligoya

βˆ’0.03
Jan 31, 2009

Mary C Nkosi

+0.68
Jan 14, 2009

Mary C Nkosi

+0.30
Jan 9, 2009

Mary C Nkosi

βˆ’0.00
Mar 27, 2008

Mary C Nkosi

+0.00
Mar 20, 2008

Mary C Nkosi

+0.30
Jan 31, 2008

Victor Mbewe

–
May 14, 2007

Mary C Nkosi

–
May 4, 2007

Mary C Nkosi

+0.07
Mar 16, 2007

Victor Mbewe

βˆ’0.04
Apr 25, 2003

E E Ngalande

βˆ’0.02
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