FACTBOX-Global interest rates in 2009

(Updates with Norway rate rise and Czech rate cut)

LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Norway's central bank increased its key interest
rate by a quarter point to 1.75 percent on Wednesday, surprising most analysts
with a second tightening in three months.

As a result the average rate set by 11 leading central banks -- the five
that decide monetary policy for the G7 nations plus six other major banks --
rose to 1.08 percent from 1.05 percent.

Australia's central bank raised interest rates for a record third successive
month earlier in December, pulling further back from emergency lows as the
economy gallops ahead of its peers in the developed world.

On May 7, the European Central Bank cut its main interest rate by 25 basis
points to 1.0 percent. As a result, the average rate set by central banks of the
Group of Seven nations fell to 0.40 percent from 0.45 percent.

For interest rate changes in 2008 please double click on [ID:nL2303706]

The following table of average rates is aimed at reflecting the movement of
official policy rates during the economic cycle rather than actual borrowing
costs.

2009
MONTH: END07..END08..01...02...03...04...05...06...07...08...09...10...11...12
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G7 AVG: 3.70 1.25 0.95 0.85 0.55 0.45 0.40 - - - - - - -
11 AVG: 4.52 2.25 1.91 1.63 1.32 1.13 1.03 1.00 0.98 0.96 - 0.98 1.03 1.08
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FED 4.25 0/0.25 - - - - - - - - - - - -
BOJ 0.50 0.10 - - - - - - - - - - - -
ECB 4.00 2.50 2.00 - 1.5 1.25 1.0 - - - - - - -
BOE 5.50 2.00 1.50 1.0 0.5 - - - - - - - - -
BOC 4.25 1.50 1.00 - 0.5 0.25 - - - - - - - -
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SNB 2.75 0.50 - - 0.25 - - - - - - - - -
RBA 6.75 4.25 - 3.25 - 3.0 - - - - - 3.25 3.5 3.75
RBNZ 8.25 5.00 3.5 - 3.0 2.5 - - - - - - - -
RIKSBK 4.00 2.00 - 1.0 - 0.5 - - 0.25 - - - - -
NORWAY 5.25 3.00 - 2.5 2.0 - 1.5 1.25 - - - 1.50 - 1.75
DENMARK 4.25 3.75 3.0 - 2.25 2.0 1.65 1.55 - 1.35* - - - -
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NO. OF RATE
CHANGES: 2008: 54 5 4 7 6 3 2 1 2 - 2 1 2
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MONTH: END07..END08..01...02...03...04...05...06...07...08...09...10...11...12
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EASTERN EUROPE:
POLAND 5.00 5.00 4.25 4.0 3.75 - - 3.5 - - - - - -
HUNG 7.50 10.0 9.5 - - - - - 8.5 8.0 7.5 7.0 6.5 -
CZECH 3.50 2.25 - 1.75 - - 1.5 - - 1.25 - - - 1.0
RUSSIA 10.0 13.0 - - - 12.5 12.0 11.5 11.0 10.75 10.5 9.5 9.0 -
UKRAINE 8.0 12.0 - - - - - 11.0 - 10.25 - - - -
ROMANIA 7.5 10.25 - 10.0 - - 9.5 9.0 - 8.5 8.0 - - -

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LATIN AMERICA:
BRAZIL 11.25 13.75 12.75 - 11.25 10.25 - 9.25 8.75 - - - - -
MEXICO 7.5 8.25 7.75 7.5 6.75 6.0 5.25 4.75 4.5 - - - - -
CHILE 6.0 8.25 7.25 4.75 2.25 1.75 1.25 0.75 0.5 - - - - -
COLOMBIA 9.5 9.5 9.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.5 - - 4.0 - 3.5 -
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ASIA
KOREA 5.00 3.00 2.5 2.0 - - - - - - - - - -
THAI 3.25 2.75 2.0 1.5 - 1.25 - - - - - - - -
PHIL 5.25 5.5 5.0 - 4.75 4.5 4.25 - 4.0 - - - - -
TAIWAN 3.375 2.0 1.5 1.25 - - - - - - - - - -
INDS 8.00 9.25 8.75 8.25 7.75 7.5 7.25 7.0 6.75 6.50 - - - -
INDIA 7.75 6.5 5.5 - 5.0 4.75 - - - - - - - -
CHINA 7.47 5.31 - - - - - - - - - - - -
(For more Asian rates please double click on [ID:nASIAINT])
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MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA:
SARB 11.0 11.5 - 10.5 9.5 8.5 7.5 - - 7.0 - - - -
ISRAEL 4.25 1.75 1.0 0.75 0.5 - - - - 0.75 - - - -
TURKEY 15.75 15.00 13.00 11.5 10.5 9.75 9.25 8.75 8.25 7.75 7.25 6.75 6.50 -
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MONTH:DEC07..DEC08..01...02...03...04...05...06...07...08...09...10...11...12

* The Danish central bank cut interest rates twice by 10 bps in August, 2009.

NOTES:

If rates change more than once a month, the last rate for that month is
listed.

The Swiss National Bank targets a range for the three-month Swiss franc
LIBOR rate. It currently targets roughly the midpoint of that range.
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INTEREST RATES. (All the interest rates are policy rates identified by each
central bank):

GROUP OF SEVEN CENTRAL BANKS:

U.S FEDERAL RESERVE = federal funds rate

BANK OF JAPAN = overnight call rate

EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK = refi rate

BANK OF ENGLAND = bank rate

BANK OF CANADA = overnight funding rate

MAJOR CENTRAL BANKS:

SWISS NATIONAL BANK = 3-month Swiss Libor

RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA = cash rate

RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND = cash rate

SWEDISH RIKSBANK = repo rate

NORGES BANK = deposit rate

DENMARKS NATIONALBANK = Lending rate

CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE:

NATIONAL BANK OF POLAND (NBP): 28-day intervention rate

NATIONAL BANK OF HUNGARY: (NBH) 2-week deposit rate

CZECH NATIONAL BANK (CNB): 2-week repo rate

CENTRAL BANK OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION (CBR): refinancing rate

NATIONAL BANK OF UKRAINE (NBU): discount rate

NATIONAL BANK OF ROMANIA (NBR): monetary policy rate

LATIN AMERICA:

CENTRAL BANK OF BRASIL (BCB): Selic rate

CENTRAL BANK OF CHILE (BCC): Discount rate

BANK OF MEXICO: Overnight lending rate

CENTRAL BANK OF COLOMBIA: Intervention rate

ASIA:

BANK OF KOREA: Overnight call rate

BANK OF THAILAND: 1-day repurchase (repo) rate.

CENTRAL BANK OF PHILIPPINES: Overnight borrowing rate

CENTRAL BANK OF CHINA (TAIWAN): Discount rate

BANK INDONESIA: Bank Indonesia (BI) reference rate

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA: Repo rate

PEOPLE'S BANK OF CHINA: One-year yuan lending rate

MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA:

SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK: Repurchase rate

BANK OF ISRAEL: Short-term lending rate

CENTRAL BANK OF TURKEY: Overnight borrowing

(editing by Mike Peacock)