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Czech Republic Central Bank Cuts Interest Rate Amid Falling Inflation

A woman walks outside the Czech central bank in Prague, Czech Republic, on Nov. 2, 2023. On Wednesday March 20, 2024, the Czech central bank cut its key interest rate for the third straight tim

The Czech Republic's central bank recently announced its decision to cut the key interest rate for the third consecutive time in an effort to support the economy amidst falling inflation rates. The half-percentage point reduction brings the interest rate down to 5.75%, a move that was widely anticipated by analysts.

This series of rate cuts began with a quarter-point reduction on December 21, 2022, marking the first cut since June 22 of the same year. Subsequently, the bank implemented another half-percentage point cut on February 8.

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