KYIV, Oct 6 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) noted the presence of a number of factors in the market that contribute to the improvement of the price situation, and may reduce the inflation forecast for the current year, which was set at 31% in July, NBU deputy governor Serhiy Nikolaychuk has said.

"Our last forecast for July (inflation) is about 30%, next year it will be about 20%. The risks are down: most likely, it (inflation forecast) will be revised a little lower, but not significantly," he said at the Forbes online conference entitled "Without rose-colored glasses. Business and the state during the war" held on Thursday.