{"id":173905,"date":"2026-02-02T14:24:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T11:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/173905\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"edb-predicts-further-wage-growth-in-belarus-after-8-8-percent-base-rate-increase","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/173905\/","title":{"rendered":"EDB predicts further wage growth in Belarus after 8.8-percent base rate increase"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Pozirk)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 2, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) expects further wage growth in Belarus following an increase of 8.8 percent in the base rate, which is used to calculate public sector salaries, allowances, taxes and benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Real wages increased by 6.1 percent in December 2025, maintaining the pace seen in November, the analysts said in their weekly macroeconomic report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusians\u2019 nominal average pay before taxes amounted to 3,113 rubels (about $1,095) in December 2025, rising by 15 percent from the November level, according to&nbsp;<em>Pozirk<\/em>\u2019s analysis of the National Statistics Committee\u2019s (Bie\u0142stat) data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The traditional year-end increase is typically driven by early January advances and annual bonuses.<\/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\/01\/dokumenty_kredity_pixabay_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/dokumenty_kredity_pixabay_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/dokumenty_kredity_pixabay_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/dokumenty_kredity_pixabay_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/dokumenty_kredity_pixabay_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/dokumenty_kredity_pixabay_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\">Individuals\u2019 debt on loans up by nearly 14 percent in 2025<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">January 30, Pozirk. Banks in Belarus issued 16.3 billion rubels (some $5.7 billion at the current exchange rate) worth of loans to individuals last year, with loans down 2.9 percent from the 2024 level, according to Pozirk\u2018s analysis of the &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/173668\">\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>February 2, Pozirk. The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) expects further wage growth in Belarus following an increase of 8.8 percent in the base rate, which is used to calculate public sector salaries, allowances, taxes and benefits. Real wages increased by 6.1 percent in December 2025, maintaining the pace seen in November, the analysts said in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":59075,"template":"","rubric":[17],"class_list":["post-173905","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-economy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>EDB predicts further wage growth in Belarus after 8.8-percent base rate increase | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"February 2, Pozirk. 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