Monetary Policy Statement (July 2021)
July 30, 2021Eswatini Inflation Forecasts (2021 – 2023)
August 3, 2021- Gross Official Reserves increased by 16.1 per cent month-on- month and 20.4 per cent year-on-year to close at E8.2 billion at the end of June 2021.
- Credit extended to the private sector stood at E15.7 billion at the end of May 2021, depicting an increase of 2.5 per cent month-on-month and 11.0 per cent year-on-year.
- Broad Money Supply (M2) amounted to E20.3 billion in May 2021, reflecting a decline of 3.2 per cent month-on-month and growth of 11.0 per cent year-on-year.
- Domestic Liquid Assets reached E6.9 billion in May 2021, decreasing by 19.3 per cent month-on-month and rose by 7.7 per cent year-on-year.
- The discount rate stood at 3.75 per cent in June 2021.
- The prime lending rate stood at 7.25 per cent in June 2021.
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