Guatemala Maintains 5% Monetary Policy Rate

The Monetary Board, at its meeting on March 19, decided to keep the level of its monetary policy leader interest rate at 5.00%.

Thursday, March 21, 2013

From a press release by the Bank of Guatemala (Banguat):

The Monetary Board in its meeting held today, decided to maintain at the level of 5% the leader monetary policy interest rate, based on comprehensive analysis of the external and internal situation, after having seen the Balance Inflation Risks .

The Monetary Board, in the external environment, considers that even though risks in global economic growth associated with the sovereign debt and financial crisis in the Euro Zone will lower, the world economic growth forecasts continue to show evidence of a gradual process economic recovery.

The Monetary Board, at the domestic level, highlighted the dynamism of the main indicators of domestic economic activity, such as the IMAE, foreign trade, remittances and bank loans to the private sector. It indicated that the behavior of inflation remains within the tolerance levels provided for. However it also noted that the forecasts and inflation expectations have increased for the relevant political horizon, which should be monitored.

The Monetary Board said it will continue to monitor the behavior and expectations of inflation forecasts and key economic indicators, both internal and external, in particular those that are a source of uncertainty, in order that, if any of the anticipated risks materialized at this time, appropriate action can be taken to prevent the inflation trajectory moving away from the inflation target in the medium term.

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