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Russia’S Inflation And Monetary Policy In May 2015

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  • Alexandra Bozhechkova

    (Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy)

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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 inflation risks. The Bank of Russia announced on 14 May that it will resume its interventions to buy foreign exchange, $100m to $200m on a daily basis, in order to increase the international reserves. In May 2015, consumer prices increased 0.4% (0.9% in May 2014), i.e. down 0.1 p.p. from April 2015. As a result, inflation in May 2015 stood at 15.8% compared to May 2014. The Consumer Price Index increased 0.2% in the fi rst 22 days of June 2015, showing a substantial slowdown.

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  • Alexandra Bozhechkova, 2015. "Russia’S Inflation And Monetary Policy In May 2015," Russian Economic Development, Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy, issue 7, pages 6-9, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:540
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    Keywords

    INFLATION AND MONETARY POLICY;

    JEL classification:

    • P24 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - National Income, Product, and Expenditure; Money; Inflation
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy

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