{"id":196292,"date":"2026-07-19T14:17:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T11:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/196292\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T14:17:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T11:17:43","slug":"opposition-economist-warns-of-possible-inflation-acceleration-in-belarus-in-second-half-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/196292\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition economist warns of possible inflation acceleration in Belarus in second half of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1215\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ryzhichenko_opk_tg.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ryzhichenko_opk_tg.jpg 1215w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ryzhichenko_opk_tg-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ryzhichenko_opk_tg-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ryzhichenko_opk_tg-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ryzhichenko_opk_tg-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1215px) 100vw, 1215px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(UTC)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 19, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> A Belarusian opposition economist has predicted a rise in consumer prices in Belarus in the second half of the year, noting a government-reported slowdown in inflation \u201cabsolutely does not reflect the reality on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alisa Ry\u017ey\u010denka, the opposition\u2019s economics chief, said that the global fuel crisis is likely to push up consumer prices across the globe, noting that the demand for fuel would go up in Belarus during the harvest season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarus\u2019 statistics agency, Bie\u0142stat reported economic growth of 1.5 percent and a GDP deflator of 13.3 percent. \u201cThis means that prices across the economy rose by 13.3 percent. Wages, production costs and state expenses are rising, with companies\u2019 earnings decreasing because of the rising costs,\u201d she told <em>Pozirk.<\/em> \u201cA huge gap remains between labor productivity and the rising costs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bie\u0142stat reported a rise of 4.3 percent in consumer prices in the 12 months to June. Officially reported inflation decelerated from 6.8 percent in 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 19, Pozirk. A Belarusian opposition economist has predicted a rise in consumer prices in Belarus in the second half of the year, noting a government-reported slowdown in inflation \u201cabsolutely does not reflect the reality on the ground.\u201d Alisa Ry\u017ey\u010denka, the opposition\u2019s economics chief, said that the global fuel crisis is likely to push up [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":158992,"template":"","rubric":[21],"class_list":["post-196292","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>Opposition economist warns of possible inflation acceleration in Belarus in second half of the year | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"July 19, Pozirk. 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