"The passive base rate (PBR) shows a trend of stability in the short term, particularly from the end of March until the 29th of May, when the most recent calculation of this indicator came into effect ...", reported Elfinancierocr.com.

"Of the groups of entities that are taken into account in the calculation of the PBR, public commercial banks are those whose average deposit rates are lowest at 6.11%, above them are the mutuals for savings and loans with 6.32 % ".

Source: elfinancierocr.com

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April 2013

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