Tashkent, March 14 -- Considering the remaining uncertainties in the economy in terms of achieving the balance of supply and demand, as well as pro-inflationary expectations, regulator decided to keep the main rate unchanged in order to ensure the necessary monetary conditions to reduce inflation to 5% of the target.

Overall inflation has declined since the beginning of the year and totaled 8.3% in February. However, inflation in the services sector has accelerated in recent months on the background of growing demand and increases in a number of regulated prices. In addition, inflation expectations of the population and entrepreneurs remain practically unchanged and high. It is expected that by the end of the current year the inflation r...