“We see that the situation is developing in general close to our basic forecast,” RIA Novosti quoted her as saying.

She also noted that at the moment there are no circumstances that could force the regulator to lower the key rate unscheduled, without waiting for the next meeting of the board of directors in a month.

Earlier, Nabiullina said that the Central Bank of Russia sees the potential for pursuing a “soft policy” and further reducing the interest rate to maintain the economy in the context of lifting restrictive measures.