Belarus president appoints new members to NBB Board
<p> MINSK, Jul 20 - PrimePress. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko appointed new executives to the National Bank of Belarus (NBB) on July 20, the presidential press office reports. </p> <p> </p> <p> Ilona Lednitskaya, head of the Banking Regulation Department, was appointed deputy chairperson of the Board. Elena Mashnina, head of the Banking Supervision Department, was reappointed member of the Board. Head of the Department of Operations in Financial Markets Denis Goreglyad and head of the Monetary Policy and Economic Analysis Department Dmitry Murin are new members of the Board of the National Bank. </p> <p> </p> <p> Introducing the new executives to the NBB leadership, Lukashenko said he wanted to talk about the banking sector and the entire economy, and called the banking system one of the key elements of national economic security. </p> <p> </p> <p> “You know, I asked to set a steady trend towards easing financial policy and increased lending to the economy. Meanwhile, of course, we will curb inflation. I will have a talk with the government in a few days to see how they are coping with that,” Lukashenko said. </p> <p> </p> <p> He also urged not to delay the updating of the Banking Code. </p> <p> </p> <p> “The Banking Code and the national economy should not be separated or progress at will. The Code must meet the present-day challenges and economic developments,” Lukashenko said. End </p>
2020-07-20
Primepress
Belarus president appoints new members to NBB Board
MINSK, Jul 20 - PrimePress. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko appointed new executives to the National Bank of Belarus (NBB) on July 20, the presidential press office reports.
Ilona Lednitskaya, head of the Banking Regulation Department, was appointed deputy chairperson of the Board. Elena Mashnina, head of the Banking Supervision Department, was reappointed member of the Board. Head of the Department of Operations in Financial Markets Denis Goreglyad and head of the Monetary Policy and Economic Analysis Department Dmitry Murin are new members of the Board of the National Bank.
Introducing the new executives to the NBB leadership, Lukashenko said he wanted to talk about the banking sector and the entire economy, and called the banking system one of the key elements of national economic security.
“You know, I asked to set a steady trend towards easing financial policy and increased lending to the economy. Meanwhile, of course, we will curb inflation. I will have a talk with the government in a few days to see how they are coping with that,” Lukashenko said.
He also urged not to delay the updating of the Banking Code.
“The Banking Code and the national economy should not be separated or progress at will. The Code must meet the present-day challenges and economic developments,” Lukashenko said. End