The sudden decision of the Central Bank of Russia on the reduction of the key rate from 17% to 15% indicates chaos in the national economy, said the official, authorized the U.S. White house Josh Ernest.
"There are some economic costs associated with the move of the President (Vladimir) Putin in Eastern Ukraine," said Ernest on a daily press conference, according to Reuters." We hope that these costs will encourage President Putin to reconsider their strategy, " added the Commissioner of the White house. Before the Central Bank cut the key rate from 17% to 15% per annum. According to the head of the Russian Governor Elvira Nabiullina, this solution will provide the ability to start lending to the real sector of the economy, which has become one of the tasks of the anti-crisis plan, published by the government on Wednesday. The Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Anton Siluanov said. The decision of the Central Bank to lower its key interest rate testifies to the fact that the situation on the currency market is under control.


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