Risks to future inflation remain broadly balanced, monetary authorities noted last month when they decided to keep policy rates unchanged and trimmed this year’s outlook on consumer prices.

Highlights of the Monetary Board’s September 24 meeting, released on Thursday, cited downside risks from external factors and government underspending. An inflation uptick, meanwhile, could come from higher power prices and a worse-than-expected dry spell.

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