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Record-Low Polish Rates Held Steady After Inflation Surprise

Central bank keeps benchmark at 0.1%, as analysts predicted
Banks call scale, pace of the economic recovery ‘uncertain’

Polish Economy Ahead of Central Bank Rate Decision — Photographer: Lukasz Sokol/Bloomberg

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Dorota Bartyzel and

Barbara Sladkowska

April 7, 2021, 4:00 AM UTCUpdated onApril 7, 2021, 2:45 PM UTC

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Poland kept borrowing costs at a record low, judging that threats to the economy from tighter Covid-19 restrictions outweigh a spike in inflation and a weaker national currency.