{"id":170803,"date":"2026-01-07T15:19:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T12:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/170803\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"government-opponents-barred-from-key-positions-in-commercial-banks","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/170803\/","title":{"rendered":"Government opponents barred from key positions in commercial banks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/nacbank_soyuz_by_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/nacbank_soyuz_by_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/nacbank_soyuz_by_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/nacbank_soyuz_by_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/nacbank_soyuz_by_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/nacbank_soyuz_by_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(soyuz.by)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>January 7, Pozirk.<\/strong><\/em> The National Bank of Belarus (NBB) has adopted a regulation barring opponents of the government from holding key positions in commercial banks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under Directive No. 370, dated December 20, 2025, banks are prohibited from appointing candidates to senior roles if they have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>participated in unauthorized demonstrations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>engaged in activities deemed to discredit Belarus or its state institutions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>been associated with extremist groups or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>distributed content classified as extremist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These accusations are routinely used by the regime of Alyaksandr Lukashenka to imprison and silence critics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The restrictions apply to a wide range of senior positions, including chief executive officers, chief financial officers, their deputies, members of collective executive bodies and members of boards of directors, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/marfa_akcija_vesna_2_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/marfa_akcija_vesna_2_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/marfa_akcija_vesna_2_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/marfa_akcija_vesna_2_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/marfa_akcija_vesna_2_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/marfa_akcija_vesna_2_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Opposition leader urges release of rights defenders Rabkova, \u0141ojka<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">January 6, Pozirk. Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has urged Minsk to liberate jailed human rights defenders Marfa Rabkova and Anastasija \u0141ojka on the day that they turned 31 and 37, respectively. \u201cFor Marfa, it is already her sixth birthday &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/170672\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 7, Pozirk. The National Bank of Belarus (NBB) has adopted a regulation barring opponents of the government from holding key positions in commercial banks. 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