The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) in September continued to see its growth rates increase, 0.6% up (0.7% up in September 2014). The Russian ruble saw a much slower depreciation in September-October, compared to August, due to some rallies in the oil market. For the first time in five years, banks...

The Russian currency in July-August saw further substantial depreciation in the exchange rate. The weakening of the ruble resulted largely in higher inflation and retained the central bank base rate at the level which was set in September at a meeting of the Central Bank Board of Directors. The...

The Bank of Russia's decision to reduce the key rate by 0.50 pp to 6.5% was caused by an inflation slowdown to 3.8% in October 2019 relative to October 2018, with a high probability of its continuing downward movement. In this connection, the Bank of Russia has revised its inflation projections...

In May 2014, the consumer price index stood at 0.9% (0.7% in May 2013), being equal to the value observed in the previous month. Therefore, inflation stood at 7.6% at the end of the 12-month period. The consumer price index reached 0.4% within 23 days in June 2014. as of June 1, 2014 banks' debt...

In April 2014, the consumer price index stood at 0.9% (0.5% in April 2013), 0.1 p.p. down the value observed in March 2014. Therefore, inflation stood at 7.3% at the end of 12-month period. The consumer price index reached 0.5% for the first 19 days in May 2014. The regulator further tightened...

In March 2014, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) amounted to 1% (vs. 0.3% in March 2013), which represents a 0.3 p.p. rise on February 2014. As a result, the inflation rate in per annum terms, as seen by the results of the past 12 months, rose to about 6.9%. Over the period from 1 April through 21...

The consumer price index stood at 0.7% (0.6% in February 2013) in February 2014, rising 0.1 p.p. above the value recorded in January 2014. As a result, inflation stood at 6.2% at the end of a 12-month period. The consumer price index reached 0.7% within 24 days in March 2014. The Bank of Russia...

The consumer price index stood at 0.6% in January 2014 (1.0% in January 2013), rising 0.1 p.p. above the value recorded in December 2013. Inflation reached 6.1% at the end of 12 months. The consumer price index stood at 0.5% within the first 17 days in February 2014. Net capital outflow from the...

In November 2013, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) amounted to 0.6%, similar to October 2013 (vs. 0.3% in November 2012). As a result, the inflation rate in per annum terms, as seen by the results of the first 11 months of 2013, rose above 6.5%. Over the period from 1 December through 16 December,...

Further stabilization of inflation and the ruble exchange rate allowed the Bank of Russia Board of Directors to further cut the key interest rate to 11.50% p.a. on 15 June 2015. The cut was triggered by the fact that Russia's economy was still facing serious risks of a downturn amid weakening...