Q4 GDP growth was high and inflation has picked up. Policy interest rates were kept on hold in late December but another upward move is likely soon. Balance of payments strains should ease this year, FX rate depreciation should stay orderly, and GDP growth will probably remain impressive. But the risk that the authorities either overdo the tightening, or do not tighten enough, remains significant.
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