KIEV, June 17 - The National Bank of Ukraine has predicted a further slowdown in inflation, which creates the necessary conditions for discussing the possibility of reducing the refinancing rate, NBU Deputy Chairman Oleh Churiy told journalists in Kiev.

"The slowdown of inflation is the first signal that already makes us think over the reduction of the refinancing rate. In principle, under the further slowdown of inflation it is a natural question to lower the refinancing rate," he said.