11 Mar 2010 16:51

Central Bank to mull refi rate adjustment in second half of March

MOSCOW. March 11 (Interfax) - The Central Bank of Russia plans to consider adjusting its refinancing rate during the second half of March, a CB official said.

"Adjustment of the refinancing rate will be considered during the second half of March," Sergei Shvetsov, head of the CB's Financial Markets Operations Department, told reporters.