The Central Bank of Jordan’s Open Market Operations Committee decided on September 20, 2026, to raise interest rates on all monetary policy instruments by 25 basis points. The decision took effect on September 21, the central bank said in its announcement. A basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point, so the adjustment equals 0.25 percentage points. The move applies to the policy instruments named by the bank; the announcement should not be confused with a direct instruction to every commercial lender to change every customer rate by an identical amount. The source describes the policy decision and its effective date.

A change in a central bank’s policy rates can influence the cost of short-term funding and the rates offered across the financial system, although the timing and size of any pass-through depend on market conditions and individual contracts. The bank’s release does not quantify how lenders will alter deposit or loan pricing, nor does it forecast the effect on borrowers. Existing loans may have fixed or variable terms, and consumer and business products can respond differently. Accordingly, the verified fact is the committee’s 25-basis-point increase across monetary policy instruments, not a promised change in household payments or credit availability.

In explaining the decision, the central bank reported that consumer-price inflation averaged 2.20 percent during the first eight months of 2026, compared with 1.86 percent in the same period of 2025. These are period averages stated by the institution, not a single month’s year-on-year inflation rate. The comparison provides context for the committee’s announcement, but the bank did not say that this one statistic alone determined the decision. Inflation measures changes in a price index; it does not mean that every item’s price rose at the same rate or that all households experienced the same cost change.

The release also cited broader external-sector indicators, including remittance receipts and tourism revenue, but those figures are separate from the policy-rate action. The decision date and effective date must likewise be distinguished: the committee made its decision on September 20, while the new rates became effective the following day. Financial markets and borrowers may use those dates differently when assessing transactions, but the article relies on the bank’s stated timetable. No individual instrument rates are reproduced here because the key verified announcement is the uniform 25-basis-point adjustment and the central bank’s official page remains the authoritative place for the detailed schedule.

For readers, the announcement is a change in the price settings used by the central bank in its monetary operations. It does not itself establish how much commercial banks will reprice deposits, mortgages, business credit or other products, and it does not supply a forecast for inflation or economic growth. Those outcomes depend on later decisions and data. The Central Bank of Jordan’s statement is the primary source for the committee action, effective date and inflation comparison. Keeping the account to those disclosed details separates the decision itself from possible effects that would need subsequent evidence to measure.