The rate on access operations to provide liquidity was set raised to 10.50 percent, and the rate on access operations to withdraw liquidity - to 8.50 percent.

The country's National Bank said that economic growth this year would be in a range of 3.5-3.8 percent.

GDP is projected to grow 3.5 percent, up from a previous forecast of 3.2 percent, annual inflation will be 8.5 percent, up from 6.5 percent,