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Israel increases base interest rate to 4.5 pct, highest since 2006

JERUSALEM
2023-04-04 00:31

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JERUSALEM, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Israel's central bank announced Monday a rise in the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.5 percent.

Taking effect on April 7, it would be the country's highest rate since December 2006.

Israel's interest rate moved along an upward path from as low as 0.1 percent in April 2022 towards the current level.

The central bank counted on the rate increase to curb inflation that reached 5.4 percent in January, a 12-month high point, before it dipped slightly to 5.2 percent in February.

The central bank noted that a wide range of CPI components showed increase, and the recent moderation in annual inflation is slower than expected.
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