Belarus’ capital investments up 2.3% in Jan-May 2020 to Br10.262bn
<p> MINSK, Jun 16 - PrimePress. Belarus increased capital investments in January-May 2020 by 2.3% year on year to Br10.262 billion ($4.3bn at the rate of the National Bank of Belarus), the National Statistics Committee of Belarus (Belstat) said in a report. </p> <p> </p> <p> As much as Br3.642 billion ($1.53bn) was spent on buying machines, equipment, and vehicles in Jan-May 2020, down 3.3% year on year. </p> <p> </p> <p> Investments in construction and assembly operations totalled Br5.516 billion ($2.3 billion) in Jan-May 2020, up 7.7% year on year. </p> <p> </p> <p> As much as 1.302 million square metres of new dwelling houses was commissioned in Jan-May 2020, up 4.9% year on year, including 352,100 square metres of homes (up 9.6%) built at the expense of soft loans from state-owned banks. </p> <p> </p> <p> In 2019, Belarus increased capital investments by 5.7% year on year to Br27.846 billion ($11.7bn at the rate of the National Bank of Belarus). Spending on machinery, equipment and vehicles increased 11.8% to Br11.087 billion ($4.7bn), investments in construction and installation operations – 3.3% to Br13.938 billion ($5.84bn), housing – 2.4% to 4.062 million square meters. End (Br2.3867/$1) </p>
2020-06-17
Primepress
Belarus’ capital investments up 2.3% in Jan-May 2020 to Br10.262bn
MINSK, Jun 16 - PrimePress. Belarus increased capital investments in January-May 2020 by 2.3% year on year to Br10.262 billion ($4.3bn at the rate of the National Bank of Belarus), the National Statistics Committee of Belarus (Belstat) said in a report.
As much as Br3.642 billion ($1.53bn) was spent on buying machines, equipment, and vehicles in Jan-May 2020, down 3.3% year on year.
Investments in construction and assembly operations totalled Br5.516 billion ($2.3 billion) in Jan-May 2020, up 7.7% year on year.
As much as 1.302 million square metres of new dwelling houses was commissioned in Jan-May 2020, up 4.9% year on year, including 352,100 square metres of homes (up 9.6%) built at the expense of soft loans from state-owned banks.
In 2019, Belarus increased capital investments by 5.7% year on year to Br27.846 billion ($11.7bn at the rate of the National Bank of Belarus). Spending on machinery, equipment and vehicles increased 11.8% to Br11.087 billion ($4.7bn), investments in construction and installation operations – 3.3% to Br13.938 billion ($5.84bn), housing – 2.4% to 4.062 million square meters. End (Br2.3867/$1)