Rubel slides against US dollar at BCSE on February 19

(Eric Prouzet, unsplash.com)
February 19, Pozirk. The rubel has depreciated to 3.2609 against the US dollar at the February 19 trading session of the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange.
The Belarusian currency fell to 4.4371 per 10 Chinese yuan and 3.5492 per 100 Russian rubles but climbed to 3.396 per euro.
Last week (February 10 – 14), the rubel climbed 3.73 percent against the dollar, 3.61 percent against the euro and 4.27 percent against the yuan but lost 2.49 percent against the Russian ruble.
The Belarusian currency gained 1.73 percent against the dollar in January, after losing 9.32 percent of its value against the dollar last year.

Belarus’ economic policy risks macroeconomic imbalance in 2025, researcher warns
February 18, Pozirk. Anatol Charytončyk, senior researcher at the BEROC think tank, has said at a news conference that Belarus’ overheated economy creates risks to macroeconomic balance as the country entered 2025. The official targets of 4.1 percent for economic …
News
- PoliticsPEN International calls on Belarus to release journalist PoczobutThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsŁukašenka grants extensive disciplinary, financial powers to local executive committee chairsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyPoland dismantles identity fraud ring involving Belarusian nationalsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Security, SocietyPoland does not plan to start war, aims to deter aggression – defense ministerThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsFive designated political prisoners branded as extremistsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics
- Security, SocietyLatvia’s right-wing alliance pushes for ban on passenger services with BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics
- Society
- PoliticsInterior ministry brands Zianon Paźniak's initiative as "extremist" groupThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyJob openings in Belarus double since 2019The material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy
- PoliticsGovernment official discusses integration with Russia in MoscowThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsBelarus' officials urge OSCE PA members to drop sanctions against MinskThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics
- PoliticsReprisals: Eduard Babaryka’s new trial opens in Hrodna regionThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsCrackdown on youth: 29 minors sentenced for disorder, total convictions downThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Elections, Politics, Elections, PoliticsCzech committee rejects Belarus’ election, declares support for pro-democracy movementThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Elections, PoliticsIndian premier congratulates Łukašenka 17 days after official election resultsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SocietyBelarusian government rewrote over 50 laws in two years to legalize reprisals–lawyerThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SecurityIrregular migration from Belarus to EU surges in FebruaryThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyBrest region’s farming products led price hikes in 2024The material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SecurityBelarusian military celebrates Day of Ideology AgenciesThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy
- PoliticsKGB brands six convicts in high-profile terrorism case, nine others as terroristsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, Security
- EconomyBiełstat: Belarusian companies’ CapEx up 43 percent in JanuaryThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Society
- PoliticsReprisals: Armenian blogger tried in Homiel over online activitiesThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyMore city dwellers in favor of greater use of Belarusian – pollThe material is available only to POZIRK+