{"id":19952,"date":"2026-04-29T13:47:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frank.uz\/bez-kategorii\/central-bank-keeps-rate-unchanged-amid-7-1-inflation\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T13:47:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:47:58","slug":"central-bank-keeps-rate-unchanged-amid-7-1-inflation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frank.uz\/en\/news-en\/central-bank-keeps-rate-unchanged-amid-7-1-inflation\/","title":{"rendered":"Central bank keeps rate unchanged amid 7.1% inflation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Why is this important<\/h3>\n<p>A decline in inflation determines the level of prices and the purchasing power of the population, and also affects lending and savings conditions. As disinflation slows, the regulator is forced to maintain a tight monetary policy for longer, which directly affects businesses and consumers. At the same time, accelerating economic activity increases demand-side pressure, which may slow further disinflation. External factors add risks, making it more difficult to reach the target level.   <\/p>\n<h3>What happened<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Central Bank of Uzbekistan <a href=\"https:\/\/cbu.uz\/ru\/monetary-policy\/publications\/press-releases\/3814557\/\">reported<\/a> that inflation continues to decline, but noted that the pace of disinflation has slowed and that tight monetary conditions must be maintained.<\/li>\n<li>The regulator expects inflation to amount to around 6.5% by the end of 2026, while the 5% target remains the benchmark.<\/li>\n<li>Against the backdrop of accelerating economic activity and persistent external risks, the bank intends to continue its current policy to contain inflationary pressure and expectations.<\/li>\n<li>The next meeting on the key rate is scheduled for June 17, 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Numbers and facts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>In March 2026, annual inflation fell to 7.1% and remained in line with forecast expectations.<\/li>\n<li>Core inflation stood at 5.7%, reflecting more stable price dynamics excluding volatile factors.<\/li>\n<li>\u041f\u043e \u0438\u0442\u043e\u0433\u0430\u043c 2026 \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0430 \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043b\u044f\u0446\u0438\u044f \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u043d\u043e\u0437\u0438\u0440\u0443\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u043d\u0430 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0435 \u043e\u043a\u043e\u043b\u043e <strong>6,5%<\/strong>, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0432\u044b\u0448\u0435 \u0446\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0440\u0438\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0440\u0430.<\/li>\n<li>\u0412\u0430\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u0432\u043d\u0443\u0442\u0440\u0435\u043d\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0443\u043a\u0442 \u0432 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u043e\u043c \u043a\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0430\u043b\u0435 \u0432\u044b\u0440\u043e\u0441 \u043d\u0430 <strong>8,7%<\/strong> \u0432 \u0440\u0435\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0432\u044b\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0438.<\/li>\n<li>The economic growth forecast for 2026 has been raised to a range of 7\u20137.5%.<\/li>\n<li>Inflation expectations, despite declining, remain above projected inflation levels.<\/li>\n<li>Investment growth, including foreign direct investment, continues to support economic activity.<\/li>\n<li>Rising geopolitical tensions are increasing the risks of higher global oil and food prices.<\/li>\n<li>Higher logistics and transport costs are creating additional inflationary pressure through imports.<\/li>\n<li>Positive real interest rates support the population\u2019s propensity to save and restrain lending.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Context<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>For businesses, this means continued expensive borrowing and limited access to financing, especially amid strong demand.<\/li>\n<li>The population will continue to face slower price growth, but the effect will be partly offset by high interest rates and cautious lending.<\/li>\n<li>For the economy as a whole, the current policy is aimed at achieving a sustainable decline in inflation, even if this slows some segments of growth.<\/li>\n<li>The regulator is keeping open the option of tightening conditions further if inflation acceleration risks increase.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The regulator expects inflation to slow to 6.5% by the end of 2026 and is maintaining tight monetary conditions to achieve the 5% target.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":15633,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sharing_image":{"poster":"https:\/\/frank.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/69f1d7789bd6b.jpg","width":1200,"height":630,"template":"2bf59057","mode":"auto"},"_sharing_image_fieldset":{"Dv78f24rp1hU":15633,"YlB8HH34jIzY":"Central bank keeps rate unchanged amid 7.1% inflation"},"pin_until":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2061],"tags":[2238,2480,2154,2152],"class_list":["post-19952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","tag-base-rate","tag-central-bank","tag-inflation","tag-prices"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.0 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Central bank keeps rate unchanged amid 7.1% inflation &#8212; 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