BISHKEK, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's central bank
kept its policy rate unchanged at 13% on Tuesday, saying it
expected inflation to start slowing only in the second half of
this year.
Consumer prices rose 14.7% last year in the Central Asian
nation, while its economy grew 7%, the bank said, citing
preliminary data.
(Reporting by Olga Dzyubenko;
Writing by Olzhas Auyezov; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
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