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Ukraine national bank governor talks targets

Valeria Gontareva, who will leave her post as the governor of the National Bank of Ukraine in May 2017, tells Stefanie Linhardt how foreign exchange intervention and a floating exchange rate are helping the bank meet its ambitious targets.
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Q: The National Bank of Ukraine [NBU] introduced a floating exchange rate and inflation targeting in 2016. How happy are you with the transition?

A: The figures speak for themselves. We achieved very fast disinflation. Year-on-year consumer price index inflation dropped from 43.3% in December 2015 to 12.4% at the end of 2016, which means we hit our target for 2016 of 12% plus or minus three percentage points.

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