Czech central bank unanimous on rates

The Czech central bank said Tuesday its decision to keep interest rates unchanged in late March was approved unanimously by the bank's board. Analysts closely monitor the minutes of central bank interest rate decisions for clues as to whether future changes in interest rates are likely. The Czech central bank decided to hold the key two week repo rate steady at 2 percent. Meanwhile, official figures showed the Czech construction sector booming at 9.9 percent year-on-year in February with productivity in the sector up 7 percent.