Belarusians Massively Bought up Currency in 2020

• 11.01.2021, 18:48

This is evidenced by the statistics of the National Bank.

Belarusians massively bought up foreign currency in 2020. This is evidenced by the statistics of the National Bank, Economy of Belarus reports.

Over the past year, individuals bought cash and non-cash currency for $ 10 billion 223.9 million in equivalent, sold $ 8 billion 254.2 million. The net purchase of foreign currency by individuals amounted to $ 1.97 billion.

Business entities that are residents of Belarus bought foreign currency for $ 23 billion 139.2 million in equivalent, sold $ 22 billion 161.3 million. Net purchase is $ 977.9 million.

Non-residents of Belarus bought currencies for $ 263.6 million in equivalent, sold $ 860.3 million. Net sales amounted to $ 0.6 billion.