z_Archivio INDIA’S CENTRAL BANK RAISES INTEREST RATES TO 5.5% Lorenzo Briotti Luglio 2, 2010 India’s Central Bank has raised key interest rates by one quarter of a point. Interest rates have risen from 5.25% to 5.50%. Refinancing rates, through which the bank reabsorbs excess liquidity, have risen from 3.75% to 4%.