Angola's central bank left its benchmark BNA rate at 18.0 percent for the third time after switching to a floating exchange rate system and said it had sold 672.75 million euros to commercial banks in the period under review for accumulated sales of 1.509.85 billion euros in 2018.

Angola's central bank left its benchmark BNA rate at 18.0 percent, noting the exchange rate of the euro and U.S. dollar had appreciated by 39.50 percent and 24.88 percent, respectively, against the kwanza during foreign exchange auctions in January.

Angola's central bank kept its benchmark BNA rate at 16.0 percent, once again saying its monetary policy committee (CPM) had taken note for the downward trajectory in inflation that began in January this year.

Angola's central bank maintained its benchmark BNA rate at 16.0 percent, saying its monetary policy committee had once again take note of the continuing downward trajectory in inflation, which began in January this year.