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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8901

4 March 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ecb
Euro zone interest rates remain unchanged but ECB revises its quarterly growth forecasts downwards

Brussels, 03/03/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday the president of the European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet explained that taking into account the uncertainties surrounding growth in 2005 and the absence of underlying inflationary pressures, the Board of Governors had decided not to change interest rates. The minimum rate applied to the main refinancing operations, as well as the marginal loan facility rates and submission facility remain unchanged at 2%, 3% and 1% respectively.

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