Economic Monitoring of Belarus – June 6, 2026

Economic Monitoring of Belarus – June 6, 2026
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Economic Monitoring of Belarus – June 6 , 2026

Formed: 2026-06-06. Official exchange rates are from the National Bank's public data. Some analytics and macro-indicators are from business media publications. Where precise figures were not available, this is clearly noted.

1. Exchange rates

Official exchange rates of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus for June 6, 2026 (June 6 is a day off, the rate is the same as June 5):

Currency Rate of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus ( BYN ) Δ as of June 4 (working day) For the week (from May 30)
1 USD 2,8274 +0.0221 (+0.79%) +0.0678 (+2.46%) ↑
1 EUR 3,2869 +0.0291 (+0.90%) +0.0822 (+2.56%) ↑
100 RUB 3,8161
10 CNY 4,1761

USD dynamics for the week (NBRB): May 30 — 2.7596 → June 1 — 2.7600 → June 2 — 2.7698 → June 3 — 2.7976 → June 4 — 2.8053 → June 5–6 — 2.8274. The Belarusian ruble weakened against the dollar and euro over the week.

Stock exchange/bank rates:

Currency Purchase Sale
USD 2,8630 2,8680
EUR 3,3460 3,3500

2. Finance and banking

  • Refinancing rate: 9.25% per annum – effective from June 1, 2026. Reduced from 9.75%, effective from June 25, 2025.
  • Deposit and loan rates: In June 2026, the National Bank will continue its policy of making banking products cheaper by lowering benchmarks for commercial banks. Current rates for ruble deposits and loans are updated weekly. Exact rates for specific banks are confirmed directly.

3. Forecasts and analytics

  • "In early June, the dollar could continue to rise on both the Russian and Belarusian markets; in Belarus, the exchange rate could approach 2.85," says Mikhail Grachev, analyst.
  • EDB: Inflation in 2026 is expected to be close to 7% amid high consumer activity.
  • Exchange rate scenario: with the dollar in Russia at 85–90 RUB, by the end of 2026 the exchange rate in Belarus could be 3.3–3.5 BYN/USD .

4. Macro indicators

Indicator Value Period
Annual inflation (CPI) 5.4% April 2026
Inflation target for 2026 < 7% (base ~5% by the end of the year) National Bank of the Republic of Belarus forecast
GDP (forecast for 2026) +2.8% year
GDP actually -0.4% y/y Q1 2026
Gold and foreign exchange reserves $15.267 billion as of May 1, 2026

 

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