Eying inflation, the Central Bank warned that if inflation increases, “

Eying inflation, the Central Bank warned that if inflation increases, “the National Bank will raise the discount rate. This will curb the acceleration of inflation in 2021 and return it to 5% in 2022.” The Central Bank forecasts that inflation will rise from last year’s 5% to 7% in 2021. Pushing inflation up during the first half of this year will be: strong consumer demand, higher energy prices, higher wages and carryover food inflation from last year’s worse crop yields.