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7. October 2026

Statement of the Monetary Policy Committee October 7 2026

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Iceland has decided to keep the Bank’s interest rates unchanged. The Bank’s key interest rate – the rate on seven-day term deposits – will therefore remain 8.00%. All Committee members voted ...

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6. October 2026

Webcast: Statement of the Monetary Policy Committee, Wednesday 7 October 2026

A statement of the Monetary Policy Committee will be published, Wednesday 7 October, at 08:30 hrs. At 9:30 hrs., a press conference on the statement and the contents of the Monetary Bulletin will be held.

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29. September 2026

Working paper no. 102: QMM - A quarterly macroeconomic model of the Icelandic economy, version 5.0

The Central Bank of Iceland has published a new version of the handbook for the QMM macroeconomic model, incorporating changes introduced in the fifth version of the model. The handbook, titled QMM - A quarterly macroeconomic model of the Icelandic e...

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Inflation

5.9%

Central Bank’s inflation target is 2½%

Key interest rate

8.00%

Valid from: 07 October 2026
Next update: 18 November 2026

“The Central Bank shall promote price stability, financial stability, and sound and secure financial activities.”

Exchange rate
  • EUR 136.80
  • USD 122.08
  • GBP 161.39
  • NOK 12.767
  • DKK 18.301
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