Rubel hits five-month high against US dollar at BCSE on February 21

February 21, Pozirk. The rubel has strengthened to 3.2071 against the US dollar at the February 21 trading session of the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange.
This value is comparable to trading results of September 19, 2024, when rubel stood at 3.1994 against the greenback.
The Belarusian currency climbed to 4.364 per 10 Chinese yuan but fell to 3.5669 per 100 Russian rubles.
The rubel has not traded against the European currency and remained at 3.35 against the euro.
In the outgoing week (February 17 – 21), the rubel climbed 1.72 percent against the dollar, 1.07 percent against the euro and 1.68 percent against the yuan but lost 0.78 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.
Biełstat: Belarusian companies’ CapEx up 43 percent in January
- Security, SocietyVilnius airport halts operations over cigarette-smuggling balloons from BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsKGB arrests pilots at airbase near Minsk as political purges grind onThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics
- Politics, SocietyPačobut set to return to Belarus permanentlyThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Politics, SocietyIrregular Belarus-Latvia crossings exceed 11,000 since late MarchThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SecurityVietnamese military delegation led by army ideology chief arrives in BelarusThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, Politics, SecurityEU envoys agree to prolong Ukraine‑related sanctions against Belarus by three years, report saysThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsŁukašenka heaps praise on Russia’s State Duma electionsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsBelarusian foreign minister leaves for New York to participate in UN eventsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, Politics
- EconomyBelarusian companies’ CapEx rise by 11.5 percent in first eight monthsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyThree Belarusians face trial over alleged irregular migration facilitationThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy
- Economy, Politics
- PoliticsŁukašenka stresses “friendly ties” with Armenians amid tensions with YerevanThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- SocietyConstitutional Court receives over 260 appeals since 2023 – chairmanThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- EconomyEDB links Belarus’ economic slowdown to weaker agricultural outputThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- Economy, Politics
- SocietyBySol raises nearly €37,000 for recently freed dissidentsThe material is available only to POZIRK+
- PoliticsOpposition politician Viačorka looking forward to establishment of Belarus-Ukraine coordinating groupThe material is available only to POZIRK+



