lending rate
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The Bank of Japan raises its key lending rate by 25 basis points to 1%, its highest level in more than three decades.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
Bank Indonesia lifted its base lending rate to 5.25 percent, it said, to help stabilise the devaluing rupiah and keep inflation in check.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
KAMPALA, Uganda—Uganda’s central bank maintained its key lending rate at 9.75%, citing subdued inflation, as it continues to monitor the likely economic impact of the Iran war on Africa’s top coffee-exporting nation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Some 58% of loans in December were made at interest rates at or below the official benchmark lending rate of 3%, Mr. Wright notes, and that proportion has risen steadily over the past couple years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
"Commercial bank prime lending rate" provides a simple average of annualized interest rates commercial banks charge on new loans, denominated in the national currency, to their most credit-worthy customers.
From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
