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Video. ECB raises Eurozone interest rates to 2.5%

Updated: 15/12/2022 - 18:24 GMT+1

The European Central Bank (ECB) has raised interest rates again, but by less than its two most recent hikes. The main rate has increased by 0.5 percentage points to 2.5%,

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