However, the NBS stands ready to respond promptly by all instruments on hand in case of the materialisation of any of the risks that would keep inflation above the upper bound of the target band for a prolonged period of time, because low and stable medium-term inflation, along with preserved financial system stability, is the key ingredient of faster and sustainable economic growth.
I will now give the floor to my colleagues from the Economic Research and Statistics Department to present our latest macroeconomic projections in more detail. 6