CNB increases interest rates

At its meeting today, the CNB Bank Board increased the two-week repo rate (2W repo rate) by 25 basis points to 0.75%. At the same time, it increased the Lombard rate by 50 basis points to 1.50% and kept the discount rate unchanged at 0.05%. The new interest rate levels come into effect on 2 February 2018.

A press conference attended by Governor Jiří Rusnok will be held at 2:15 p.m. in the Small Hall of the CNB Congress Centre.

Marek Zeman
Director, Communications Division