Rubel keeps falling against US dollar, yuan at BCSE

March 16, Pozirk. The rubel has depreciated to 2.9463 against the US dollar at the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange (BCSE).

The Belarusian currency also dropped to 4.3059 per 10 yuan but climbed to 3.3617 per euro and 3.6709 per 100 Russian rubles.

Last week (March 9-13), the rubel fell 0.25 percent against the US dollar and 0.81 percent against the yuan, but rose 0.86 percent against the euro and 0.69 percent against the Russian ruble.

The Belarusian currency gained 1.74 percent against the dollar in the first two months of 2026.

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