KYIV – Ukraine’s central bank has sharply raised the country’s interest rate in an effort to stabilize the national currency and halt inflation. National Bank of Ukraine chief Valeriya Hontareva said in Kyiv the benchmark interest rate would be increased from 19.5 percent to 30 percent as of March 4. The move is aimed at...
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