Russian central bank cuts interest rate by 2 points
Move implies shift in priorities - towards trying to support economic activity
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RUSSIA'S central bank unexpectedly cut its main interest rate on Friday as fears of recession mount in the country following the fall in global oil prices and Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis.
The central bank reduced its one-week minimum auction repo rate by two points to 15 per cent, a little over a month after pushing it up by 6.5 points to 17 per cent after a run on the rouble.
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