Iceland’s central bank cut its benchmark rate by 0.25 percentage points
Feb. 2 Central Bank of Iceland announced that it would cut benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage point to 4.25%. Iceland’s central bank also announced a variety of commercial rates will come down accordingly, which deposit interest rate was reduced from 3.5% to 3.25%, certificates of deposit interest rate was reduced from 4.25% to 4%, mortgage rate was reduced from 4 .5% to 4.25%, the overnight call rate was reduced from 5.5% to 5.25%.
Moscow airport bombing death toll to 36 people
Moscow Domodedovo Airport on January 24 terrorist attack, the current death toll has risen to 36 people.
According to the Russian Tass news agency reported that Russian officials of the Ministry of Health and Social Development, said a victim injured in the attack died in hospital a few days ago. The treatment of the wounded still in hospital for 113 people there. Moscow last month, the biggest airport in the attack which caused 132 injuries.
Shuangliu Airport suffered heavy fog, still tens of thousands of passengers stranded
Feb 1, 2011 in the subject after the first heavy fog weather, 2nd, Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport suffered another early morning fog, causing flight delays and passengers continue to chain stay, to press time, the airport was not fully restored open, tens of thousands of passengers stranded at double the airport.
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