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OECD urges sharp cuts in Swedish interest rates

By David Ibison in Stockholm

Published: December 4 2008 02:00 | Last updated: December 4 2008 02:00

Sweden should cut interest rates by an unprecedented full percentage point today and follow it with another aggressive cut later this month, says the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Robert Ford, deputy director, in Stockholm to unveil the latest OECD report on Sweden, said he expected rates to be at 2 per cent by the end of this year or early next year, almost half the present level of 3.75 per cent.

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