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RBZ Reviews Projected Domestic Economic Growth Down In Mid-Term Monetary Policy Statement

1 year agoFri, 12 Aug 2022 10:40:57 GMT
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RBZ Reviews Projected Domestic Economic Growth Down In Mid-Term Monetary Policy Statement

The Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) John Panonetsa Mangudya Thursday reviewed down the projected domestic economic growth in his Mid-Term Monetary Policy Statement (MPS).

The MPS evaluates monetary policy measures and outlines the monetary policy stance and policies for the subsequent six months of 2022.

In the statement seen by Pindula News, Mangudya highlighted the recent developments in monetary, external and banking sectors as well as policy measures the Bank is implementing in pursuit of price, exchange rate and financial system stability.

He also outlined the monetary policy stance to be followed by the Bank in the second half of 2022. The statement reads in part:

Domestic economic growth has remained robust and is projected at 4.6% in 2022, down from the initial forecast of 5.5%. The downward revision was necessitated by the continued global and domestic inflationary pressures, global geopolitical tensions and the consequences of the ongoing global warming and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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In order to address the domestic inflationary pressures mainly attributable to the movement in the parallel foreign exchange premiums, Government and the Bank implemented bold measures to deal with factors driving exchange rate volatility and inflation. The measures announced by the President on 7 May 2022 managed to instil discipline and curb speculative behaviour, particularly on the stock market.

Mangudya added that increasing interest rates and the introduction of gold coins as economic measures, “have gone a long way in preserving the value of the local currency, reducing liquidity in the market and reducing foreign currency demand on the parallel market and thus stabilising the exchange rate and prices.” 

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