CNB increases interest rates

At its meeting today, the CNB Bank Board increased the two-week repo rate (2W repo rate) by 25 basis points to 0.75%. At the same time, it increased the Lombard rate by 50 basis points to 1.75% and kept the discount rate unchanged at 0.05%. The new interest rate levels come into effect on 6 August 2021.

A press conference for accredited journalists attended by Governor Jiří Rusnok will be held at 3.45 p.m. in the Small Hall of the CNB Congress Centre (entrance from Senovážné náměstí).

Accredited journalists must confirm their attendance at the press conference by e-mail (media@cnb.cz) or telephone (+420 224 412 013) by 3 p.m. today.

Given the preventive measures to counter the spread of COVID-19, attending journalists must present a negative test for COVID-19, a COVID-19 vaccination record or documentation of recovery (positive test result dated no more than 180 days ago). Media representatives who have none of these documents will be asked to take an antigen test at the CNB. In this case, they will be required to arrive no later than 3.15 p.m.

All persons present in the CNB premises must wear a respirator.

Markéta Fišerová
Director of the Communications Division and CNB Spokesperson