NBU discount rate – an analyst spoke about the consequences of increasing the discount rate – UNIAN
Despite rising inflation, household deposits and deposits in government bonds continue to grow.
The increase in the discount rate by the National Bank is aimed at reducing inflation, which has accelerated significantly in recent months, but in the current conditions in Ukraine this is unlikely to affect the situation. This opinion was expressed by financial analyst Andrei Shevchishin in a commentary to UNIAN.
“The reason for the rate increase is, of course, inflation, which has accelerated significantly, more significantly than the NBU predicted. As a result, in order to slightly restrain prices, the National Bank is proactive and trying to stabilize the situation and has slightly increased the discount rate from 13% to 13.5 %,” the expert said.
According to Shevchishin, raising the rate to…
