Belarusian rubel starts year on sour note
January 3, Pozirk. The rubel has depreciated against key currencies at the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange.
During the year’s first trading session, it dropped 0.63 percent to 3.4955 per US dollar; 0.98 percent to 3.6104 per euro; 0.69 percent to 4.8834 per 10 yuan; and 0.22 percent to 3.3562 per 100 Russian rubles.
In 2024, the rubel plunged 9.32 percent against the greenback, 1.57 percent against the EU currency and 9.2 percent against the Chinese currency. However, it gained 4.3 percent against the Russian ruble.
Belarus' mining producers raise prices by 15.6 percent in Jan.–Nov.
November 28, Pozirk. Belarus' mining and quarrying producers increased prices by 15.6 percent between the year's start and the end of November, the Eurasian Economic Commission reported. Meanwhile, industrial product manufacturers in the Eurasian Economic Union raised prices by 7.3 …
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