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"I can say for sure that the probability of a cut (to the key rate) has indeed declined compared to what we expected last time," RIA news agency quoted Yudayeva as saying.
Speaking to reporters in Washington, Yudayeva said the latest round of US sanctions against Moscow will slow monetary easing in Russia.
But the central bank stills plans to switch to a so-called "neutral" monetary policy by the end of the year, Yudayeva said.