July 30 (Reuters) - Central bankers in five east European nations are
holding meetings this month to discuss monetary policy.
The following...
...table outlines the dates, market forecasts and decisions so
far taken on interest rates at the meetings, and lists recent Reuters news
reports on monetary policy in the region.
COUNTRY DECISION DATE DECISION FCAST PREVIOUS RATE
Hungary July 23 no change no change 7.75 pct
Poland July 24-25 no change no change 4.50 pct
Czech Rep July 26 25 bps rise 25 bps rise 2.75 pct
Serbia July 27 no change no change 9.50 pct
Slovakia July 31 no change no change 4.25 pct
Romania July 31 no change no change 7.00 pct
RECENT STORIES ON CENTRAL EUROPEAN RATES
Hungary
Hungary cbank leaves rates on hold, cuts on agenda [ID:nL23010323]
HIGHLIGHTS-Hungary rate decision and press conference [ID:nL23210312]
INSTANT VIEW-Hungary's central bank keeps rates on hold [ID:nL23065326]
Poland
Polish central bank keeps interest rates steady [ID:nL25711423]
Polish c.bank seen raising rates in August [ID:nL20849381]
Poland's FinMin does not expect July rate rise [ID:nL20498400]
Polish MPC agreed in June quick hikes needed [ID:nL19381033]
Polish rates may gradually rise-cbanker Slawinski [ID:nL1727152]
Czech Republic
> Czech c.bank ups rates by 25 bps as mkts expected [nPRA001407]
> INSTANT VIEW-Czech c.bank ups rates by 25 bps to 3 pct [nL26757301]
Serbia
Serb c.bank holds rates flat, warns on policy shifT [ID:nL27411146]
POLL-Serb rates seen on hold in July, rising by Dec [ID:nL2477430]
Commitment to stable prices unshakable-Serb cbanker [ID:nL23891446]
Slovakia
> Slovak rates flat for 3rd month, cbank hawkish [ID:nL31159335]
> Slovak cbanker says no proposal to change rates [ID:nPRA001413]
> TABLE-Slovak c.bank updates economic fcasts [ID:nPRG000438]
Romania
> Romania c.bank keeps rate flat,price pressures loom [ID:nL31900222]
> TEXT-Romania c.bank keeps benchmark rate unchanged [ID:nL31907663]