Peru | Central Bank will maintain strongly expansive policy stance for a prolonged period

The Board of the Central Bank decided to maintain the monetary policy rate at 0,25% in May. The Bank renewed its commitment to maintain a strongly expansive stance for a prolonged period and reaffirmed its message of absence of inflationary pressures.

Key points

• Key points:
• The monetary authority stated that it expects inflation to remain in the target range throughout 2021 and 2022 and print in the lower half (between 1 and 2 percent) in 2022.
• The monetary authority pointed out that the lower inflation observed in April is a result of supply factors.
• The Bank also remarked on its efforts to provide liquidity and their impact on credit.

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