Rubel slides against US dollar, euro, yuan at BCSE on October 22

October 22, Pozirk. The rubel has depreciated to 2.9966 against the US dollar at the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange.

The Belarusian currency also dropped to 3.4764 per euro and 4.2045 per 10 Chinese yuan, but climbed to 3.6627 per 100 Russian rubles.

Last week (October 13–17), the rubel gained 0.43 percent against the dollar, 0.41 percent against the yuan and 0.44 percent against the euro, losing 0.3 percent against the Russian currency.

The Belarusian currency gained 12.92 percent against the dollar in the first nine months of 2025.

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