29 October 2025

Golovchenko: Belarusian bank lending to economy is up 14% in January-September

Belarusian banks increased lending to the domestic economy by 14% in January-September 2025, Chairman of the Board of the National Bank Roman Golovchenko told reporters following his report to the president of Belarus.

“I informed the president that our efforts to resource the economy have been quite successful this year, with bank lending to the economy growing by 14% in the first nine months of the year,” the National Bank chief said.

Roman Golovchenko also highlighted the rapid growth in investment lending: “This is not a natural development. It is part of the National Bank’s policy to stimulate investment lending. Over the first nine months, we issued Br4.5 billion in investment loans. This is almost 60% more than last year.” 

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