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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Russia's central bank gingerly cuts rates, caught between business complaints and inflation

Russia Economy - (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Russia's central bank made a smaller than usual interest rate cut on Friday, a compromise move to support stagnating economic growth even as inflation fueled by war spending remains higher than the bank's target.

The quarter-point cut to 14% shows the bank slowing its pace of rate cuts from a peak of 21% last year. The bank had been cutting by at least a half-percentage point until a quarter-point cut on June 19.

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