Serbia’s central bank decided to increase its key repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.5% to counter inflationary pressures, it said on Thursday.
The central bank also raised both the deposit facility rate and the lending facility rate by 25 basis points, to 5.25% and 7.75%, respectively, it said in a statement.
It is necessary to continue with further tightening of monetary policy, so that inflationary expectations do not rise and to ensure that inflation finds itself on a downward path, the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) noted.
The latest data published by the national statistical office showed that Serbia’s inflation eased to 13.7% in June, after rising by an annual 14.8% the month before.
The central bank will hold its next rate-setting meeting on August 10.
Source: SeeNews, Momentum
