Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Gleb Barabanov Author-Name-First: Gleb Author-Name-Last: Barabanov Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Author-Name: Evgeny Goryunov Author-Name-First: Evgeny Author-Name-Last: Goryunov Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Author-Name: Pavel Trunin Author-Name-First: Pavel Author-Name-Last: Trunin Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Title: Inflation is slowing: But sustainability of this trend is in doubt Abstract: At its meeting on April 24, 2026, the Bank of Russia cut its key rate by 50 basis points to 14.5% per annum. Classification-JEL: E31, E32, E52 Keywords: Russian economy, inflation, exchange rate, Bank of Russia, inflationary risks, labor productivity Year: 2026 Issue: 11 Month: May Pages: 3 File-URL: https://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/mreoen/mreoen-2026-11-1611.pdf File-Format: application/pdf File-Function: Revised Version, 2026 Handle: RePEc:gai:mreoen:mreoen-2026-11-1611