Interest rate

An interest rate is how much interest is paid by borrowers for the money that they borrow. It is usually a percentage of the sum borrowed. So, a simple 10% interest means that if one borrows $100, one pays back $110.

Interest rates in a country are usually guided by a base rate set by its central bank. The interest rate to businesses and citizens is always above the base rate .

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Central banks
Global	Bank for International Settlements Basel Committee on Banking Supervision Financial Stability Board
Policies	Capital requirement Contractionary monetary policy Expansionary monetary policy Basel II Basel III Basel IV
Implementation	Capital control Discount rate Interest rates Money creation Open market operation Sovereign wealth fund
Bretton Woods system	International Monetary Fund World Bank Group International Bank for Reconstruction and Development International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes International Development Association International Finance Corporation Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
Lists	List of central banks Central banks and currencies of Africa Central banks and currencies of Asia-Pacific Central banks and currencies of the Caribbean Central banks and currencies of Europe Central banks and currencies of Central America and South America