{"id":183941,"date":"2026-04-16T16:06:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/183941\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T16:29:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:29:27","slug":"central-banks-net-foreign-currency-assets-down-7-7-percent-in-march","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/183941\/","title":{"rendered":"Central bank\u2019s net foreign currency assets down 7.7 percent in March"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

April 16, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>The Belarusian central bank\u2019s net foreign-currency assets declined by 7.7 percent in March to 41.3 billion rubels on March 1 (about $14.7 billion at the current exchange rate), according to\u00a0Pozirk<\/em>\u2019s analysis of official data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The central bank\u2019s claims against government agencies dropped by 1.9 percent last month to 10.8 billion rubels, while amounts due to government agencies fell by 8.6 percent to about 15 billion rubels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarus\u2019 gold and foreign exchange reserves dropped by $1.1 billion in March to $15.2 billion as of April 1, still well above the government’s 2026 target of $9.2 billion. Reserves fell by 6.9 percent, marking the first decline since December 2024, when a 1.4-percent drop was reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian currency lost 1.66 percent against the dollar in the first quarter of 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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