KIEV, May 13 – The National Bank of Ukraine doesn't plan to raise the refinancing rate, according to NBU First Deputy Governor Oleksandr Pysaruk.

"Frankly, [it] won't," he said in an answer to a question from Interfax-Ukraine whether the refinancing rate will be raised.

Director of the NBU Council Monetary Policy and Economic Analysis Department Serhiy Nikolaichuk wrote on the NBU's official Facebook page that a further drastic increase in the key interest rate is inexpedient.