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Russian inflation now too strong for the CBR to ignore

A series of strong inflation readings in Russia have put the central bank’s ability to meet its inflation target over the next year under threat and brought forward the prospect of monetary tightening. We think the central bank will use its meeting on 19th March to lay the groundwork for an interest rate hike in April.

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