Poland and Hungary to Cut Interest Rates Further

Central- & Eastern EuropeCzech Rep. ♦ Published: December 19, 2012; 16:37 ♦ (Vindobona)

Unlike the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary still have some downward potential. The inflation rate is still below the base rate.

Poland and Hungary to Cut Interest Rates Further / Picture: © Vindobona.org

The annual rate of euro area inflation in November, as measured by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices, fell from the previous month to 2.2%. According to Eurostat data, euro area GDP for the third quarter contracted by 0.6% in year-on-year terms and was 0.1% lower than GDP for the previous quarter (which itself shrank by 0.5 % quarter-on-quarter and by 0.2% year-on-year). The euro…