This is stated in materials from the National Bank of Moldova regarding the latest decision by its Executive Board to raise the base rate applied to key short-term monetary policy operations by 2 percentage points—from 9% to 11% per annum. As noted, in the third quarter of 2026, the annual inflation rate averaged 7.3%, which is lower than the level forecast by the NBM in its August 2026 Inflation Review. This deviation was primarily due to the fact that the growth in regulated prices turned out to be lower than forecast as a result of a delay in adjusting the natural gas tariff. Nevertheless, the average annual inflation rate rose by 0.62 percentage points compared to the average for the second quarter of 2026, indicating a continuing upward trend in inflation. // 05.11.2026 — InfoMarket.