For Belarusian banks, the norms aimed at achieving the indicators of the forecast of socio-economic development of Belarus in 2026 have been determined.
According to the Belarusian news agency BELTA with reference to the press service of the National Bank, there are four targets set for them. Thus, the volume of investment financing by commercial banks should increase by at least 13%. The growth of the share of consumer loans to purchase goods of Belarusian manufacturers in the total volume of consumer lending should amount to at least 12%. The growth of balances of time deposits of individuals’ irrevocable irrevocable bank deposits in Belarusian rubles with a repayment period of more than one year should be at least 40%. The growth of balances of irrevocable irrevocable bank deposits of natural persons in Belarusian rubles with a repayment term of more than three years should be no less than 2.5%.
In addition, in order to increase the level of the banking sector’s involvement in economic processes, in 2026 Belarusian banks should take measures to increase the share of non-cash transactions and improve the level of digitalization of banking services. They should ensure growth in these areas at the level of at least 9% compared with the same indicators of the previous year.
