DUBAI, March 22 (Reuters) - The Central Bank of Bahrain
increased its key interest rates by 25 basis points on
Wednesday, following the Federal Reserve's hike of the same size
as the dinar is pegged to the dollar.
The one-week deposit facility rate increased to 5.75% from
5.5% and the overnight deposit rate was raised to 5.5% from
5.25%, the central bank said on Twitter.
The four-week deposit rate increased to 6.5% from 6.25%, it
added.
(Reporting by Yomna Ehab in Cairo; Writing by Yousef Saba in
Dubai)
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