Eurasian bank expects expansion of consumer activity in Belarus
June 1, Pozirk. Sustained wage growth and slowing inflation are likely to boost consumer activity in Belarus, the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) said in its macroeconomic survey released on June 1.
The EDB drew this conclusion after Belarusian statisticians reported a 6.7 percent increase in real wages in April, following an 8.1 percent rise in March.
In the public sector, real wage growth accelerated to 9.7 percent in April from 9.2 percent in March.
Households’ disposable income up 14 percent in Q1 – Biełstat
May 28, Pozirk. Belarusian households’ disposable income (net of taxes, fees and contributions, adjusted for inflation) rose by 14.1 percent in the January-March compared to the first quarter of 2025, according to Pozirk‘s analysis of the National Statistics Committee’s (Biełstat) data. The income …
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