Posted: 07.10.2021 11:37:00

Belarusians buy more foreign currency than sell

From January-September 2021, Belarusians bought $133m more foreign currency than they sold – as informed by the National Bank of Belarus

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In the first nine months of the year, individuals bought $7.952bn (in equivalent) of cash and non-cash currency, while selling $7.819bn. Accordingly, net purchase by individuals made $133m.

Business entities – residents of Belarus bought $19.208bn (in equivalent) of foreign currency and sold $19.766bn. Net sales amounted to $558m.

Non-residents of Belarus bought $315.1m (in equivalent) and sold $718.9m. Net sales stood at $403.8m.