On October 13, Minsk /BelTA correspondent/. The refinancing rate of the National Bank of Belarus will be increased to 35% per annum from October 14, the Information Department of the National Bank informed a BelTA correspondent. The corresponding resolution No. 442 of October 12 was adopted by the Board of the National Bank. This decision is another step in the consistent implementation of the macroeconomic policy of the National Bank and the government aimed at macroeconomic stabilization, reducing pressure on the exchange rate of the Belarusian ruble, and lowering the inflation rate. The National Bank, together with the government, will continue to take stabilization measures, taking into account the development of external and internal economic processes, the department noted. The refinancing rate was last increased on September 14, 2011, by 3 percentage points to 30% per annum.-0-

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