Economy > Central bank discount rate > Note: Countries Compared
COUNTRY |
DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| ArmeniaArmenia | this is the Refinancing Rate, the key monetary policy instrument of the Armenian National Bank |
| AustraliaAustralia | this is the Reserve Bank of Australia's "cash rate target," or policy rate |
| AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | this is the Refinancing Rate, the key policy rate for the National Bank of Azerbaijan |
| BelgiumBelgium | this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area |
| BulgariaBulgaria | Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has had no independent monetary policy since the introduction of the Currency Board regime in 1997; this is BNB's base interest rate |
| CyprusCyprus | this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area |
| Czech RepublicCzech Republic | the two-week repo rate was 0.75% on 31 December 2010; this is the main rate CNB uses |
| European UnionEuropean Union | this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area |
| FinlandFinland | this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area |
| FranceFrance | this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area |
| GeorgiaGeorgia | this is the Refinancing Rate, the key monetary policy rate of the Georgian National Bank |
| GermanyGermany | this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area |
| GreeceGreece | this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area |
| IndonesiaIndonesia | this figure repesents the 3-month SBI rate; BI has not employed the one-month SBI since September 2010 |
| IrelandIreland | this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area |
| ItalyItaly | this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area |
| LuxembourgLuxembourg | this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area |
| MaltaMalta | this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area |
| NetherlandsNetherlands | this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area |
| PortugalPortugal | this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area |
| SlovakiaSlovakia | this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks from the euro area; as of 1 January 2009 Slovakia became a member of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) |
| SloveniaSlovenia | this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area |
| SpainSpain | this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks in the euro area |
