The benchmark interest rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina was last recorded at 4.29 percent. Interest Rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged 8.47 percent from 1998 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 80.25 percent in January of 1999 and a record low of 2.83 percent in November of 2020. source: Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Interest Rate in Bosnia and Herzegovina is expected to be 4.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations.
Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina uses the currency board as the monetary policy tool. The currency board is based on the fixed exchange rate of EUR 1 to KM (convertible mark) 1.95583 and the policy of non-lending to any industry. As a result, the CBBH has no powers to monetize fiscal deficit and it does not act as the lender of last resort to assist in problems related to commercial banks’ liquidity. However, the bank uses required reserves to influence monetary movements. In 2011, it began implementation of a reduced rate of 10 per cent on the maturity up to one year, while the rate applied to the base with the maturity over one year was not changed and remains at 7 percent.
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Actual |
Previous |
Highest |
Lowest |
Dates |
Unit |
Frequency |
|
|
4.29 |
4.36 |
80.25 |
2.83 |
1998 - 2024 |
percent |
Monthly |
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