The Bank of Russia's Board of Directors has announced after their meeting an increase in the key rate by 200 basis points, from 19% to 21% per annum, reported from Russian media. 

The regulator's baseline forecast suggests that inflation will be in the range of 6.5-7% in 2024, and will decrease to 4-4.5% in 2025, remaining close to 4% thereafter. 

However, in September of this year, according to the Central Bank, seasonally adjusted inflation increased to 9.8% from 7.5% in August. 

Core inflation rose to 9.1% from 7.7% in August.





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