{"id":200386,"date":"2026-08-18T20:41:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T17:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/200386\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T17:42:11","slug":"national-bank-head-plays-down-rubels-weakening","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/200386\/","title":{"rendered":"National Bank head plays down rubel\u2019s decline"},"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\/2025\/02\/golovchenko-informpskov-ru.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/golovchenko-informpskov-ru.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/golovchenko-informpskov-ru-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/golovchenko-informpskov-ru-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/golovchenko-informpskov-ru-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/golovchenko-informpskov-ru-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(informpskov.ru)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 18, <\/strong><strong><em><strong><em>Pozirk<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><strong>. <\/strong>The situation in Belarus\u2019 exchange market is \u201cabsolutely calm,\u201d and the Belarusian rubel\u2019s \u201cslight weakening\u201d is within the projected fluctuation band, Raman Ha\u0142o\u016d\u010danka, head of the National Bank of Belarus (NBB), told state journalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ha\u0142o\u016d\u010danka said that the rubel\u2019s depreciation reflects the Russian ruble\u2019s decline against the US dollar, given that Belarus\u2019 exchange rate policy is pegged to a basket of four major currencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At present, the rubel is supported by households and legal entities that are not buying but selling foreign currency, Ha\u0142o\u016d\u010danka said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rubel depreciated to 3.0313 against the US dollar at the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange on August 18, the lowest rate since October 6, 2025, when it dropped from 3,0056 to 3,039.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On August 18, the Belarusian currency also fell to 3.4989 per euro, 4.5021 per 10 yuan and 3.5632 per 100 Russian rubles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week (August 10 \u2013 August 14), the rubel weakened by 1.43 percent against the dollar, by 1.28 percent against the euro and 1.31 percent against the yuan but rose by 1.58 percent against the Russian ruble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian currency lost 0.37 percent of its value against the dollar in the first seven months of 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 18, Pozirk. The situation in Belarus\u2019 exchange market is \u201cabsolutely calm,\u201d and the Belarusian rubel\u2019s \u201cslight weakening\u201d is within the projected fluctuation band, Raman Ha\u0142o\u016d\u010danka, head of the National Bank of Belarus (NBB), told state journalists. Ha\u0142o\u016d\u010danka said that the rubel\u2019s depreciation reflects the Russian ruble\u2019s decline against the US dollar, given that Belarus\u2019 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":126973,"template":"","rubric":[21],"class_list":["post-200386","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-economy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>National Bank head plays down rubel\u2019s decline | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"August 18, Pozirk. 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