Belarusian banks told to increase investment financing by at least 13% in 2026

MINSK, 29 January (BelTA) – A number of goals have been set for Belarusian banks with a view to hitting the performance targets stipulated by Belarus’ social and economic development forecast for 2026, the press service of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB) told BelTA.

A total of four goals have been set. Investment financing is supposed to increase by at least 13%. The share of consumer loans to be spent on buying goods of Belarusian make is supposed to reach at least 12% and is supposed to be at least as high as in 2025. The balance of irrevocable term deposits held by natural persons in Belarusian rubles with the maturity of more than one year is expected to grow by at least 40%. And the formation of balances of irrevocable bank deposits of natural persons in Belarusian rubles with the maturity of more than three years in the balances of irrevocable term bank deposits of natural persons in Belarusian rubles with the maturity of more than one year – not less than 2.5%.

For the sake of increasing the involvement of the banking sector in economic processes in 2026 the banks are supposed to implement measures aimed at increasing the banks’ claims on the economy by at least 9%, at developing investment financing, at increasing the share of cashless operations, and at increasing the level of digitization of banking services.