Belarus preparing for war – to prevent it, President Lukashenko says
Source: NEWS.am (English)
🇧🇾 Belarus: market & economy news today
The latest market, economy, central-bank, policy and company stories from Belarus, updated every 15 minutes. Last updated 19 October 2026.
Belarus investor snapshot
| GDP growth (2025) | 1.3% | Slow growth. |
| Inflation (2025) | 6.6% | High inflation: money loses value quickly. |
| Unemployment (2025) | 3.4% | Low: the job market is tight. |
| GDP per person (2025) | $10,279 | Average output per person: a rough measure of how wealthy a country is. |
| Current account (2025) | -1.9% of GDP | Deficit: spends more abroad than it earns, so it relies on foreign money. |
| Exports (2025) | 55.1% of GDP | Very trade-dependent: sensitive to tariffs and global demand. |
Latest official annual figures from World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Context, not a forecast or financial advice.
Latest stories
Belarus becomes Tajikistan’s largest meat supplier as imports surge 60%
Products from this republic account for more than a quarter of meat imports into Tajikistan.
Source: Asia Plus
Belarus leader urges Armenia not to leave Eurasian Economic Union common market
Source: NEWS.am (English)
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