The Finance Ministry today expressed hope that the Reserve Bank in its monetary policy review next week will continue the current soft policy stance.

"We hope it (RBI) continues," Finance Secreaty Ashok Chawla told reporters when asked whether RBI will continue its soft monetary stance.

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Though there are inflationary pressures on the economy because of rising food prices, economists believe that the apex bank will maintain its status quo on monetary policy.

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