New Zealand central bank expanded the asset purchase programme unexpectedly on Wednesday as downside risk to the outlook remains amid global economic disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand decided to expand the Large Scale Asset Purchase programme up to NZ$100 billion and also agreed that a package of additional monetary instruments must remain in active preparation.
The central bank retained its key interest rate at 0.25 percent.
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