{"id":146627,"date":"2025-07-14T12:08:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T09:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/146627\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"consumer-demand-to-keep-fuelling-inflation-in-belarus-edb","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/146627\/","title":{"rendered":"Consumer demand to keep fuelling inflation in Belarus \u2013 EDB"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ceny_torgovlia_1prof_by.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ceny_torgovlia_1prof_by.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ceny_torgovlia_1prof_by-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ceny_torgovlia_1prof_by-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ceny_torgovlia_1prof_by-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ceny_torgovlia_1prof_by-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(1prof.by)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 14, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Strong consumer demand, driven by a 11.4-percent increase in real wages in January-May and lending, will continue to fuel inflation, the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) said in its weekly macroeconomic report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trend is evident from the acceleration of core inflation from 7.1 percent in May to 7.4 percent in June, the analysts said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The EDB expects inflation to rise to 7.7 percent by the end of 2025, while the government originally planned to reduce it to 5 percent.<\/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\/2025\/06\/nazbank_soyuz_by-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nazbank_soyuz_by-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nazbank_soyuz_by-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nazbank_soyuz_by-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nazbank_soyuz_by-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/nazbank_soyuz_by.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Economy<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Economy<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Refinance rate rise long overdue \u2013 analyst<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">June 25, Pozirk. The decision by the National Bank of Belarus (NBB) to raise the base refinance rate\u2014at which banks can borrow in order to maintain their reserve levels\u2014from 9.5 to 9.75 percent on June 25 is an economically justified &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/144112\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 14, Pozirk. Strong consumer demand, driven by a 11.4-percent increase in real wages in January-May and lending, will continue to fuel inflation, the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) said in its weekly macroeconomic report. 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