Brussels, 06/08/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 6 August, the European Central Bank decided to keep Euro-zone interest rates at their current levels. The interest rate on the main refinancing operations therefore remains at 1.00% and rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility remain at 1.75% and 0.25% respectively. This is the third consecutive time rates have remained unchanged and was expected by market actors who don't expect changes over the next year.
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