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Low interest rates will be the new normal in Russia

The neutral interest rate has become one of the hot topics in Russian monetary policy over the past year and the downward revision to the central bank’s estimate of the neutral rate in July marks the first step in the shift towards a new normal of lower interest rates. Accompanied with structurally lower inflation, this is likely to result in a gradual and sustainable reduction in Russia’s long-term bond yields this decade.

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