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05 February 2013
SERBIA : Central Bank Raises Benchmark...To 11.75%.
Serbia's central bank...is going against the European tide...by raising its benchmark interest rate again...by 25 bps...to 11.75%.
For the 2nd time in 2013...it increased the rate...surprising most economists.
Beograd/Belgrade is clearly worried about inflation.
This is the CBank's 8th increase in 9 meetings.
Prices there surged by 12.2% in 2012.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-05/serbia-raises-benchmark-rate-in-battle-to-curb-inflation.html