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Key lending rate - Financial definition

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Translations:      FR  taux directeur (n.m.)     ES  tasa de interĂ©s clave (n.f.)     DE  Leitzins (n.m.) 

  Concise definition of the term key lending rate

One of the main interest rates set by a central bank as part of its monetary policy framework. It directly influences the rates which banks apply to their customers for loans and savings and thus has an impact on a country's economic activity.