Russian central bank holds rates steady at 21% amid criticism from key business figures

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Russia’s central bank has left its benchmark interest rate at 21%, holding off on further increases as it struggles to snuff out inflation fueled by the government’s spending on the war against Ukraine.

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Factories are running three shifts making everything from vehicles to clothing for the military, while a labor shortage is driving up wages and fat enlistment bonuses are putting more rubles in people’s bank accounts to spend. All that is driving up prices. High rates can dampen inflation but also make it more expensive for businesses to get the credit they need to operate and invest.

He acknowledged there had been criticism of the central bank, saying that “some experts believe that the Central Bank could have been more effective and could have started using certain instruments earlier.”

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