At today’s meeting the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Cyprus, taking into consideration the recommendations of the Monetary Policy Committee, reached the following monetary policy decisions: 1. The key official interest rates of the Central Bank, that is the interest rates of the marginal lending facility (Lombard) and the deposit facility remain unchanged at 5,50% and 2,50% respectively. 2. The reference value for the annual growth rate of bank credit in 2002 is 11%.