...favour of holding interest rates steady for the sixth month running, Governor Zdenek Tuma said.
He added the board expected stable rates for the next few months with the forecast assuming a rise in interest rates on the horizon in a few months time.
The CNB's main two-week repo rate was held at 2.50 percent , following 75 basis points worth of hikes between October 2005 and September 2006.
The bank said risks its inflation outlook were balanced.