Skip to main content

Belarus eyes policy overhaul

Central bank plans to exercise ‘tight control’ over the money supply

lukashenko
President Alexander Lukashenko

Belarus's central bank unveiled a new approach to monetary policy last week, focused on curbing inflation through "tight control" of the money supply in the country.

In the past the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB) has set policy mainly on the basis of the exchange rate – its main statutory objective is, after all, to "protect" the Belarussian ruble.

While the currency is still pegged to a currency basket containing the Russian ruble (with a 40% share), US dollar (30%) and euro

Solo los usuarios que tengan una suscripción de pago o formen parte de una suscripción corporativa pueden imprimir o copiar contenido.

Para acceder a estas opciones, junto con todas las demás ventajas de la suscripción, póngase en contacto con info@centralbanking.com o consulte nuestras opciones de suscripción aquí: subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

Actualmente no puede copiar este contenido. Póngase en contacto con info@centralbanking.com para obtener más información.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Most read articles loading...

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Iniciar sesión
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.