乌克兰央行降息至7％

 　　KIEV, June 7 (Xinhua) -- The Ukrainian National Bank (NBU) decided¹ on Friday to reduce the key interest rate by 0.5 percentage point to 7.0 percent starting from June 10, the bank's press service said.

　　This is the first time for the central bank to cut interest rates this year. The previous one was in March 2012 when the interest rate was lowered by 0.25 point.

　　Since the beginning of the year, the inflation² rate in Ukraine has risen 0.2 percent.

　　According to the government's forecast, the country's inflation will rise 4.8 percent in 2013, compared with a 0.2-percent deflation last year.

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 inflation   

n.胀大，夸张，通货膨胀

参考例句：

• Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.黃金价格常常被看作是通货膨胀的指标。
• The inflation of the airbed took several minutes.给空气床垫充气花了几分钟时间。