(Reuters) – Belarus will continue to use Belarusian rubles to pay its debt to Western countries next year, the official Salta news firm reported on Tuesday.
“As for the foreign debt bills for next year, our hostile colleagues will have to settle for the existing arrangement,” Belta quoted Finance Minister Yuri Seliverstov as saying.
The World Bank said last week it had placed all loans made through its lending arm in Belarus in “non-profitable” status, leading to payment delays worth $68. 43 million.
(Reuters Report; Editing via Mark Porter)
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