1. At its meeting on 23 September, the Monetary Council left the central bank base rate unchanged at 9.50%.
2. The Council also passed a decision on the schedule of its meetings to be held during the first half of 2003. The dates of the meetings are:
13 January, 27 January, 10 February, 24 February, 10 March, 24 March, 7 April, 28 April, 12 May, 26 May, 10 June, 23 June.
3. The dates of the electronic publication of the Quarterly Report on Inflation in the course of the first six months of 2003 are: 20 February 2003 and 22 May 2003.