KYIV, Dec 7 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) will again keep its key policy rate at 25% at its December 8 meeting, most bankers polled by Interfax-Ukraine on Wednesday predict.

"I am sure that on December 8 the National Bank will decide to keep the rate at the current level of 25%, since there are no grounds for either raising or lowering it. As of the end of October, inflation accelerated slightly, but remains within the forecast trajectory of the NBU. In any case, the level of the key policy rate has no direct influence on inflationary processes now," said Ivan Svitek, the head of the board of Unex Bank.