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Bank of Russia: key rate, ruble rates, inflation and reserves

The Bank of Russia is Russia's central bank. Its Board of Directors sets the key rate at scheduled meetings, aiming at 4% inflation. It sets official exchange rates of the ruble each business day, publishes international reserves weekly, and releases banking, payments and balance of payments statistics. Its website is reachable from outside Russia and has an English version.

Release calendar

What it publishes

• Key rate decisions, press releases and summaries of the Board's discussion.
• Official ruble exchange rates against foreign currencies.
• Inflation tables based on Rosstat's CPI, and inflation expectations surveys.
• International reserves, weekly and monthly.
• Monetary Policy Report, Financial Stability Review and banking statistics.

Key datasets

• Key rate
  Daily history of the key rate since 2013.
  Updated: Daily
• Key rate and inflation
  Monthly key rate, annual inflation and the target.
  Updated: Monthly
• Official exchange rates
  Official rates of foreign currencies against the ruble.
  Updated: Business days
• International reserves, weekly
  Total international reserves in US dollars.
  Updated: Weekly

APIs and downloads

• Bank of Russia databases
  Tables can be downloaded in Excel; the Bank also provides web services for exchange rates.

When it publishes

Key rate decisions are announced on scheduled meeting days; the next meeting listed is on 23 October 2026. Official exchange rates are set each business day, and reserves are published weekly.

How to use it to check a claim

1. Quote the key rate with the date it took effect.
2. For exchange rates, say whether a figure is the official Bank of Russia rate or a market or bank rate.
3. For reserves, note that the total includes gold and is valued at market prices.

Common mistakes

• Official rates are set for the next day, so the date matters.
• Reserves move with gold prices and exchange rates, not only with transactions.

When is the next Bank of Russia key rate decision?

The Bank lists the next Board of Directors meeting on its home page; on 13 October 2026 it was 23 October 2026.

Questions answered using this source

• What is the Bank of Russia key rate?
• What is the inflation rate in Russia?
• What is the ruble exchange rate?
• How large are Russia's international reserves?

Links checked 14 October 2026. This page describes what the source publishes and gives no verdict on any claim.