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October 13, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised its GDP growth forecast for Belarus for 2026 upward to 1.9 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the April issue<\/a> of its World Economic Outlook, the IMF predicted that Belarus\u2019 economy would grow by 1.2 percent this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

October\u2019s outlook projects a GDP growth of 1.2 percent in 2027 and an inflation rate of 5.1 percent in 2026 and 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a recent report, the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development revised its earlier forecast of economic growth in Belarus from 1.1 to two percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarus\u2019 official statisticians reported that the country\u2019s economic growth reached 1.9 percent in the first eight months of 2026 after contracting in the first three months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the government\u2019s Social and Economic Development Forecast for 2026, the nation\u2019s GDP is expected to grow by 2.8 percent this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, Belarus\u2019 economy reportedly grew by 1.3 percent, well below the government\u2019s target of 4.1 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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EFSD nearly doubles Belarus\u2019 growth forecast<\/h3>\n
October 12, Pozirk. The Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD) has revised its earlier forecast of Belarus economic growth to 2 percent from its previous estimate of 1.1 percent, says its recent report. The analysts attributed the move to …<\/div>\n \n