The corresponding decision was made by the management of the regulator.

"The Executive Committee of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM) voted unanimously to reduce the base rate applied to the main short-term operations of monetary policy by 0.1% - to 2.65% per annum," the statement says.

It is noted that this decision is aimed at maintaining the domestic aggregate demand, the lending process and the economy as a whole.

Earlier, the US Federal Reserve System (FRS), following its November meeting, decided to keep the base interest rate at 0-0.25% per annum.