MOSCOW, October 23. /TASS/. The Bank of Russia forecasts the return of price growth rates to 4% during the first half of 2027, Central Bank chief Elvira Nabiullina said at a press conference after the Board meeting.

"According to our forecast, current price growth rates will return to 4% during the first six months of the next year," she said.

In the meantime, the interest in the digital ruble has turned out to be above expectations, Nabiullina noted.

"The interest indeed turned out to be higher than we expected at the start. Probably, our expectations were fairly modest, so we keep an eye on the situation and on developments. Currently, at the moment, 270,000 digital ruble accounts were opened. I should say at the same time that 15,000 [accounts] are legal entities and sole entrepreneurs," she added.