Central Bank expects growth to accelerate

The dynamics of inflation in terms of a harmonised consumer price index for September was slower than expected largely due to energy price hikes being rescheduled for the months ahead, a senior central bank official saidon Tuesday. The inflation prediction for 2005 was revised upwards due to the aforementioned growth in regulated prices due in the coming months. The gross domestic product prediction remains largely flat compared to that for the previous quarter. The bank‘s board kept key interest rates unchanged for the eighth month running. The decision left the key two-week repo rate at 3 percent.