The central bank has kept its refinancing rate

Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia has kept its refinancing rate at the operating level - 8,25% per annum. At the same time kept at the same level of interest rates to provide liquidity and the Bank of Russia increased from 31 May 2011 the interest rates on deposit transactions by 0,25 percentage points. On Monday, May 30, informs Department external and public relations of Bank of Russia. "The decision taken in view of maintaining a high level of inflation expectations and risks to the sustainability of economic growth" - the report says. In 2011, the regulator refinancing upward twice. On February 28 it was increased from 7.75% to 8% per annum, from May 3 - up to 8.25% per annum. Recall, the experts of the banking community had expected such a solution.