Inflation in Belarus to stay within predicted range till late 2007

Inflation in Belarus will stay within the predicted range of 6-8% till the end of the year, Belarus’ Deputy Economy Minister Vladimir Adashkevich told media today. Over the first seven months of the year consumer prices in Belarus swelled by 4.1%. Meanwhile, consumer prices in Russia went up by 6.6%, Ukraine — 5.6%. According to the Deputy Economy Minister, the changes of the indicator were good in January-July 2007. “I think we will be able to reach the forecast figures at the end of the year,” he said.

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