October 7 (SeeNews) - Serbia's central bank, NBS, said on Thursday it will keep its key repo rate unchanged at 1.0%.
In making this decision, the central bank was guided by the previously taken monetary policy measures which are expected to continue having a positive economic effect, NBS said in a statement following a rate-setting meeting of its executive board.
The central bank cut its key repo rate to 1.25% from 1.5% in June 2020 and then to 1.0% in December to counter the adverse economic effects of the coronavirus outbreak.
Serbia's consumer prices rose by 4.3% year-on-year in August, after growing by 3.3% in July, official statistics show. On a monthly comparison basis, Serbia's consumer price index (CPI) went up 0.9% in August, after rising by 0.2% in July, according to the latest figures published on the website of the national statistical office.
The NBS will hold its next rate-setting meeting on November 9.