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Thursday, 26 May 2011New Business in Minsk: Line Place Holding
Economic problems in Belarus caused long lines in front of stores and currency exchange offices. Minsk entrepreneurs responded to the new market demand immediately by opening agencies which offer service of place holding in queues.... -
Tuesday, 24 May 2011Lack of dollars at the market, Lukashenka in Kazakhstan
Despite yesterday decision to devaluate ruble by 56.2%, the National Bank of Belarus in not planning to resume selling foreign currency to the commercial banks running their own currency exchange offices, announced Antol Drazdou, a spokesperson of the central bank.... -
Wednesday, 11 May 2011Ending currency rate control in exchange offices – another step towards ruble devaluation
Belarusian National Bank allowed freeing currency rates in Belarusian exchange offices on Wednesday...... -
Friday, 6 May 2011Currency without waiting in line – only for important „social purposes”
National Bank of Belarus ordered that foreign currencies can be sold without waiting in line to those citizens who are in a dire need and have an important social purpose.... -
Wednesday, 20 April 2011National Bank approves currency exchange based on market prices
Belarusian banks are now allowed to trade currency based on prices shaped by demand and supply, informed Mikolay Lazukhin, a deputy chief of the central bank...... -
Tuesday, 19 April 2011Lukashenka: we will fix the currency situation, just don't get mad at me
- Today, tomorrow or a day after tomorrow we will fix the currency situation. Just don't get mad at me. Currency value is an issue of few days, maybe a week – Bielta news agency quoted these ambiguous words of President Lukashenka.... -
Monday, 18 April 2011Alexei Kudrin: loan for Belarus in a month
Russia hopes to finish negotiations on terms of a credit for Belarus in a month, informed Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Alexei Kudrin... -
Tuesday, 5 April 2011Russia halts credit for Belarus
Russian Deputy Minister of Finance informed that there is no agreement on $1 billion credit for Belarus. Dimitry Pankin, as quoted by the Interfax news agency, stated that the terms of credit still need to be negotiated... -
Thursday, 31 March 2011Calming down the currency market
The Belarusian National Bank announced there will not be any additional limits on buying currencies in Belarus. The Belarusian currency deficit amounts to $9 billion, according to experts from Bank of America. -
Wednesday, 30 March 2011Who will lend money to Lukashenka?
International Investors Agency Moody's downgraded Belarus' ratings from B1 to B2, informed Wall Street Journal, due to the high deficit on current account, which can reach 16% of GDP in 2011...
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Wednesday, 16 May 2012Washington Times about Belsat
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