Brussels, 05/10/2006 (Agence Europe) - Meeting in Paris, the executive board of the European Central
Bank (ECB) increased Euro zone interest rates on Thursday by 25 base points. The minimum bid rate applied to main refinancing operations is therefore around 3.25%, the interest rate for lending facilities goes to 4.25% and the deposit facility rate jumps to 2.25%. These changes will become effective as from 11 October 2006. Although the scale of the rise remains the same as that experienced...