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...

On 30 April 2015, the Bank of Russia reduced the key interest rate from 14% to 12.5% per annum, noting in this connection that the inflation risks had become less pronounced, but that the risks of a more significant cooling of the economy were still there. By all indications, the RF Central Bank...

In April 2013 the consumer price index made 0.5% (versus 0.3% in April 2012), which is by 0.2 p.p. higher than in March of this year. In May inflation was also growing: in the 20 days of the month the CPI reached 0.4%. As a result, the inflation rate in annual terms has exceeded 7.2%. In Q1...