Slovakia Central bank discount rate

Central bank discount rate: 3% (31 December 2008)
4.25% (31 December 2007)
note: this is the European Central Bank's rate on the marginal lending facility, which offers overnight credit to banks from the euro area; as of 1 January 2009 Slovakia became a member of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
Rank: 114

Definition: This entry provides the annualized interest rate a country's central bank charges commercial, depository banks for loans to meet temporary shortages of funds.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of September 17, 2009