{"id":177257,"date":"2026-02-26T13:05:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/177257\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"ebrd-revises-downward-growth-forecast-for-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/177257\/","title":{"rendered":"EBRD revises downward growth forecast for Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/eabr_fb_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/eabr_fb_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/eabr_fb_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/eabr_fb_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/eabr_fb_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/eabr_fb_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(EBRD Facebook account)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 26, <\/strong><em><strong>Pozirk.<\/strong> <\/em>The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) lowered its 2026 growth forecast for Belarus to 1.3 percent in its February review, down from 2.3 percent growth that it projected in September 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Analysts linked potential slowdown in GDP growth to economic sanctions and Belarus\u2019 dependence on the Russian economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarus\u2019 GDP dropped by 1.2 percent year on year last month after a 1.3-percent increase in 2025, according to the National Statistical Committee\u2019s (Bie\u0142stat) data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government expects the economy to grow by 2.8 percent in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Monetary Fund forecast Belarus\u2019 economic growth at 1.4 percent in 2026, while the Eurasian Development Bank projected 1.8 percent economic growth.<\/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\/02\/traktor_belarus_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/traktor_belarus_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/traktor_belarus_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/traktor_belarus_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/traktor_belarus_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/traktor_belarus_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" 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\">Belarus\u2019 GDP down 1.2 percent in January<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">February 17, Pozirk. Belarus\u2019 gross domestic product dropped by 1.2 percent year on year last month after a 1.3-percent increase in 2025, the National Statistical Committee (Bie\u0142stat) reproted. GDP growth has been losing momentum throughout last year, falling short of &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/175990\">\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 26, Pozirk. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) lowered its 2026 growth forecast for Belarus to 1.3 percent in its February review, down from 2.3 percent growth that it projected in September 2025. Analysts linked potential slowdown in GDP growth to economic sanctions and Belarus\u2019 dependence on the Russian economy. 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