ECB puts interest rates on hold

FRANKFURT, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday decided to leave key interest rates unchanged at its regular rate-setting meeting.

The interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will remain unchanged at 4.25 percent, 4.5 percent, and 3.75 percent respectively, announced the central bank in a statemen