Read CNB Governor Aleš Michl’s selected speeches and interviews in which he explains how the central bank is fighting inflation and what steps it is taking to achieve price stability.
The older 1995–1999 versions of Czech banknotes have ceased to be legal tender. How can you identify the invalid banknotes most easily and where can you exchange them?
The CNB has prepared a web portal devoted to its financial and economic literacy activities for the public.
Read the CNB’s regular and occasional publications.
By 2028, the Czech National Bank will hold 100 tonnes of gold – the most in its history – in its international reserves, gradually rebuilding the nation’s gold reserves. Why gold?
Payments are an essential part of our daily lives, and instant payments allow you to send money without the wait. How exactly do they work, and how can they make your life easier? Read more to find out.
Key rates
3.00%
Discount Rate
4.00%
2W Repo Rate
5.00%
Lombard Rate
Inflation
December 2024
CNB current forecast
2.5%
Inflation 2024
2.6%
Inflation 2025
1.0%
GDP 2024
2.4%
GDP 2025
Capital buffer rates
1.25%
CCyB rate
0.5%
SyRB rate
2.5%
O-SIImax rate
Limits on credit ratios
80%
LTV
– –
DTI
– –
DSTI
Golden Rules for Bureau-de-Change Clients
- Change money only at designated bureaux de change. Before changing money, carefully read all the information given on the exchange rate list.
- The terms “purchase and sale of foreign currency” and the corresponding exchange rates, i.e. the information about the direction of the exchange, are given from the bureau de change’s perspective...
CNB resumes operation of services at its branches
- All branches and regional offices of the Czech National Bank will return to full operation, five days a week, from Monday, 14 December 2020.
- The standard opening hours for CNB clients and the public will be Monday to Friday from 7.30 am to 2.00 pm, with a lunch break from 11.30 am to 12.30 pm.
- Before your visit, you can check the opening hours for each of our offices on the CNB website (Prague, Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň, Hradec Králové, České Budějovice and Ústí nad Labem).