Posted on23 June 2010.
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to lower Central Bank interest rates by 0.5 percentage points. The deposit rate (current account rate) will be 6.5% and the maximum bid rate for 28-day certificates of deposit (CDs) will be 7.75%. The seven-day collateralised lending rate will be 8% and the overnight lending rate 9.5%.
(Central Bank of Iceland press statement)
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