Russia's central bank lowers key rate to 20 pct


MOSCOW, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Central Bank cut its key interest rate by 100 basis points to 20 percent as inflation pressures decline, it said in a statement Friday.

The bank said that current inflationary pressures were gradually easing, noting however that domestic demand was "still outstripping the capabilities to expand the supply of goods and services."

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