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The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has again raised the key policy rate—by 0,5 percentage point, from 16% to 16,5%. In this way the regulator is trying to fight inflation, which it forecasts will accelerate, and to keep the hryvnia exchange rate stable. As noted in the banking sector, the decision will also affect the deposit market, since it creates the conditions for a gradual increase in the yields on hryvnia deposits, primarily for terms of 3–6 months. This was told in a comment to OBOZ.UA by Dmytro Zamotaiev, director of the retail business department at Globus Bank.