{"id":"ETH","institution":"National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE)","body":"Monetary Policy Committee (recommendations approved by the NBE Board)","card_type":"rate_decision","decision":"hold","bank_rate":15,"bank_rate_unit":"percent","previous_bank_rate":15,"change_bps":0,"vote":null,"dissent":null,"meeting_ended":"2026-03-21","published":"2026-03-31","next_decision":"By late April 2026, or earlier if warranted (per the 31 March statement)","inflation":9.7,"inflation_target":null,"summary":"FREE SAMPLE, older example: previous meeting (2026-03-21). The paid card is the latest decision. Source: National Bank of Ethiopia, Monetary Policy Committee Meeting No. 6 press release, 31 March 2026 (meeting held 21 March 2026). Quoted as published: \"the Committee decided to maintain the NBE policy rate and annual credit growth caps at their current levels.\" The release does not state the rate level; bank_rate and previous_bank_rate (15%) are from the Meeting No. 7 Governor's Statement (\"from 15 to 16 percent\", https://nbe.gov.et/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Governors-Statement-MPC071326_English.pdf), which shows the rate was 15% until July 2026. change_bps (0) is calculated by FilingDelta. The NBE does not publish votes, so vote and dissent are null. inflation: \"the February 2026 inflation rate at 9.7 percent marked a continuous downward trend\". No numeric target is stated, so inflation_target is null. next_decision: \"The Committee agreed to reconvene by late April, or earlier if warranted\". Note: the release's heading says the MPC \"held its second meeting on March 21, 2026\" while the body says \"held its 6 th meeting on March 21, 2026\". Not investment advice.","why_it_matters":"Quoted as published (NBE, 31 March 2026): \"recent geopolitical tensions in the Middle East will exert upward pressure on global oil prices and will create disruptions in supply chains; thereby posing increased upside risks to the domestic inflation outlook.\" Source: National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), https://nbe.gov.et/mpc6/","source_url":"https://nbe.gov.et/mpc6/","generated_at":"2026-10-24T19:58:07.194Z"}