Ukraine has increased its interest rates by 0.5 percentage points, from 17.5% to an annual rate of 18%.
The key rates a tool used by Central Banks to implement monetary policy.
An increase in interest rates is used to slow down inflation and protect the currency.
This change is the first to have taken place since on July13th 2018, when the Central Bank increased interest rates by 0.5 percentage points to 17.5%.
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