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  "path": "/2026/04/kazakhstan-holds-base-rate-at-18-as-inflation-eases-but-risks-persist/",
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  "textContent": "The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world.\n\nASTANA — The National Bank of Kazakhstan kept its base rate at 18.0% per annum, with a corridor of plus or minus 1 percentage point, according to the bank’s statement released on April 24. Annual inflation slowed to 11.0% in March from 11.7% in February. Food inflation eased to 11.7% from 12.7%, non-food inflation to…\n\nThe post Kazakhstan Holds Base Rate at 18% as Inflation Eases But Risks Persist appeared first on The Astana Times.",
  "title": "Kazakhstan Holds Base Rate at 18% as Inflation Eases But Risks Persist"
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