Armenian central bank leaves refinancing rate unchanged

YEREVAN, January 31. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Central Bank has decided today to leave the refinancing rate unchanged at 10.75%.

The Lombard repo rate has also remained unchanged, at 12.25%, as well as the borrowing rate at 9.25%, the regulator’s press service reported.

On December 13, 2022 the Central Bank raised the refinancing rate by 0.25 percentage points to 10.75%. -0-

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