YEREVAN, July 16. / ARKA /. The European Central Bank (ECB) governing board voted today to keep the benchmark refinancing rate at its current all-time low of 0.05%, Finmarket.ru reported.

The other key interest rates -- on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility -- were also left unchanged at 0.30% and minus 0.20% respectively. Analysts had not expected any rate changes. -0-

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The European Central Bank (ECB) is studying measures to restrict emergency funding for Greek banks under its emergency liquidity assistance, known as the ELA, Bloomberg reported Tuesday

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The European Central Bank will allow the Greek central bank to provide as much as 59.5 billion euros ($68 billion)

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The European Central Bank has signalled a tougher approach on bankers’ pay, announcing that it will launch an examination of bonus payments and share options made by lenders, vestifinance.ru reported citing The Financial Times

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European Union’s single currency has lost 21 points against Armenian national currency, the dram, today and was trading at 529.14 drams, the Central Bank said

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The Europa series of euro banknotes is being gradually introduced in the euro area over a number of years. The new €10 started circulating on 23 September 2014, the website of the European Central Bank reports

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The European Central Bank has received a blackmail letter after its public website was hacked and contact data stolen, the bank said on Thursday

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European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi was today unveiled as ‘governor of the year’ and the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) as ‘central bank of the year’ in the inaugural Central Banking awards

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Euro rates tumbled against USD on Tuesday as ECB Governing Council member Jörg Asmussen spoke about the future monetary policy and Italy’s sovereign rating was downgraded

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European Central Bank policymaker Joerg Asmussen threw his weight behind demands by France and the European Commission for the swift establishment of a single supervisory authority and resolution regime for euro zone banks next year

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