Business news

8 Jan 2018

$550m earned by selling Belarusian government bonds in 2017

MINSK, 8 January (BelTA) – Sales of government bonds netted nearly $550 million in Belarus in 2017, representatives of the Belarusian Finance Ministry told BelTA.

From 1 January through 29 December 2017 the domestic market bought $395.1 million, €51 million and Br200 million worth of long-term bonds of the Belarusian government. The Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange helped sell as much as Br267.6 million and €50 million worth of bonds.