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Angola rate cut signals easing inflation, steadier outlook for oil producer

A farmer on the field in Lunda Norte Province, Angola. Photo by Yolande Conradie @ Unsplash
A farmer on the field in Lunda Norte Province, Angola. Photo by Yolande Conradie @ Unsplash
  • Central bank delivers largest rate cut since 2023 at 17.5%
  • Inflation nearly halves, growth outlook improves

 

LUANDA, ANGOLA – Angola’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points, citing sharply slowing inflation and steadier domestic conditions as Africa’s second-largest oil producer presses ahead with monetary easing.

After its first Monetary Policy Committee meeting of the year, the National Bank of Angola (BNA) reduced the BNA Rate to 17.5% from 18.5%. It also cut the permanent liquidity provision facility rate to 18.5% from 19.5%, while keeping the liquidity absorption rate unchanged at 16.5%.

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