SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-POLICY RATE-RAISE

SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-POLICY RATE-RAISE

(221124) -- STOCKHOLM, Nov. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 27, 2022 shows Sweden's central bank Riksbank in Stockholm, Sweden. Sweden's central bank (Riksbank) announced on Thursday a 75-percentage-point key rate hike to 2.5 percent -- the highest in 14 years. (Xinhua/Fu Yiming)

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