Russia, worried by inflation, hikes deposit rates

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Russia, worried by inflation, hikes deposit rates

Russia's central bank raised interest rates on its deposit operations on Friday to contain surging inflation, its first step away from the loose policy implemented after the financial crisis hammered the Russian economy.

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