Half-yearly financial report January 1 to June 30, 2009 ...

rate for the deposit facility remained unchanged at 0.25 percent. EXCHANGE RATE On June 30, 2009, the euro’s nominal effective exchange rate – measured against the currencies of 21 of the eurozone’s important trading partners – was down by 0.4 percent against the end of March 2009 and up approximately 1 percent on the prior-year average. ................
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