Rubel down against US dollar, euro, yuan at BCSE
September 18, Pozirk. The rubel has depreciated to 3.1994 against the US dollar at the September 18 trading session of the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange (BCSE).
It also fell to 3.5647 per euro and 4.5411 per 10 Chinese yuan but climbed to 3.4997 per 100 Russian rubles.
Last week (September 9–13), the rubel lost 0.38 percent against the dollar, 0.24 percent against the euro and 0.4 percent against the yuan. It gained 1.04 percent against the ruble.
The Belarusian currency lost 0.19 percent against the dollar in the first eight months of 2024.
Biełstat reports economic growth slowdown
September 17, Pozirk. Belarus' economic growth slowed down to 4.9 percent in January-August from 5.5 percent in the first seven months, the National Statistics Committee (Biełstat) said. Biełstat reported an increase of 7.1 percent in industrial and agricultural output, 12 …
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