“…Again, in some countries, the effect of the interest rate on bank liquidity is positive (e.g., Agénor et al, 2000;Bunda & Desquilbet, 2008;Dinger, 2009;Fielding & Shortland, 2005;Lucchetta, 2007;Moore, 2010;Munteanu, 2012;Vodová, 2013;, while in other countries or periods, the interest rate adversely affects bank liquidity (see Aspachs et al, 2005;Bunda & Desquilbet, 2008;Grant, 2012;Lucchetta, 2007;Moore, 2010;Munteanu, 2012;Rauch et al, 2010;or Vodová, 2013 and. The same, e.g., mixed results, can also be observed for the interest margin -a negative impact in Aspachs et al (2005) or Grant (2012); while a positive link is reported by Vodová (2015). A positive relationship between interest rates and bank liquidity is connected with the problem of credit rationing, while a negative link indicates that if lending activity is more profi table, banks will hold a smaller buffer of liquid assets and prefer to provide loans.…”