He said this at a meeting on supporting investment projects in domestic industry.

“I hope this is a temporary measure to combat inflation, and we will achieve in the near future the key indicators that we set for ourselves - both the government and the Central Bank,” TASS quotes him.

The Russian leader noted that given the high key rate of the Central Bank, special mechanisms are needed to support industry.

“And we have such mechanisms, including a cluster investment platform,” he added.

Previously, the Central Bank kept the key rate at 16%.