SAMPO PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE
26 January 2006 at 12:30
SAMPO PRIME RATE TO 2.75 PER CENT
Sampo Bank's Board of Directors has today decided to raise the Sampo Prime interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 2.75 per cent as of February 15, 2006.
Both short- and long-term interest rates have risen in the euro zone. Inflation expectations are not declining in the euro zone because economic growth is picking up and the price of oil shows no signs of falling.
SAMPO PLC
Hannu Vuola
Head of Group Communications
Tel. +358 10 516 0040
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