{"id":122350,"date":"2025-01-18T22:14:53","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T19:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/122350\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"belarusian-bank-loan-rates-climb-to-10-01-percent-in-2024-central-bank-reports","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/122350\/","title":{"rendered":"Bank loan rates climb to 10.01 percent in 2024, central bank reports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>January 18, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The average interest rate on bank loans increased by 0.38 percentage points in 2024, from 9.63 percent in January to 10.01 percent in December, according to the Belarusian central bank (excluding interbank loans).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The average interest rate peaked at 10.33 percent in November after months of steady growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the year, it rose by 0.51 pp to 9.34 percent for legal entities and by 0.15 pp to 11.01 percent for individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The average interest rate on new bank loans increased by 0.75 pp to 10.32 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, the base refinance rate of the Belarusian National Bank is 9.5 percent per annum, 11.5 pp below the key interest rate of the Russian central bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/bel_cement_zavod_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/bel_cement_zavod_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/bel_cement_zavod_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/bel_cement_zavod_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/bel_cement_zavod_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/bel_cement_zavod_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Government to repay bank interest for two cement plants<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">December 24, Pozirk. 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