Costa Rica lowers basic interest rate to 11%

The basic passive rate has remained close to 11% for almost a month with slight variations in either directions.

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Starting today it will be lowered from 11.25% to 11%.

The basic passive rate is an average of the interest rates for saving in colones at terms of 150 days (5 months) and 210 days (7 months) and is calculated by the Central Bank.

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As of today, the basic passive rate will go up by 0.50 points to 11.50%, its highest since November 2006.

The basic passive rate is an average of the rates for savings in colones for terms of 150 days (5 months) and 210 days (7 months) and is calculated by the Central Bank.

Basic interest rate lowered to 10% in Costa Rica

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Week before last, the percentage had dropped from 11% to 10.75% and last week it went from 10.75% to 10%.

The basic passive rate is an average of the interest rates for savings in colones for terms between 150 days (5 months) and 210 days (7 months) calculated by the Central Bank.

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October 2008

The passive basic rate goes up, starting today, by one percentage point, from 10% to 11%, the Central Bank reported today.

The passive basic rate is an average of the interest rates for savings in colones for terms between 150 days (5 months) and 210 days (7 months). With yesterday's increase, there have now been 13 increases since last May, which were interrupted last week with a drop of 0.25 points (10%).

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October 2008

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The basic passive rate is an average of the interest rates for savings in colones for terms of 150 days (5 months) and 210 days (7 months). It is used as a reference for loans.

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