{"id":39043,"date":"2025-11-20T15:51:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T15:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/world\/belarus-to-cover-debts-with-russian-aid-due-to-foreign-exchange-reserve-deficit-intelligence\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T15:51:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T15:51:12","slug":"belarus-to-cover-debts-with-russian-aid-due-to-foreign-exchange-reserve-deficit-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/world\/belarus-to-cover-debts-with-russian-aid-due-to-foreign-exchange-reserve-deficit-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus to cover debts with Russian aid due to foreign exchange reserve deficit – intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Belarus acknowledges a deficit in foreign exchange reserves to cover debt payments in 2026, with only $5.3 billion available for operational payments out of $13.7 billion on paper. The Ministry of Finance plans to attract additional resources from Russia to cover the deficit.<\/p>\n

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Belarus admits a deficit of foreign exchange reserves for debt payments in 2026. Although on paper they amount to $13.7 billion, only $5.3 billion is available for operational payments. The Ministry of Finance plans to attract additional resources from Russia. This was reported by the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, writes UNN.<\/p>\n

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Belarus's foreign exchange reserves appear significant on paper \u2013 $13.7 billion as of November 1 \u2013 but liquidity is catastrophically lacking. Only $5.3 billion is available for operational external payments; about $7 billion is accounted for by gold, which due to sanctions will have to be sold at a discount; another $1.4 billion is IMF special drawing rights, effectively unavailable for payments. Thus, real resources for settlements are limited and vulnerable.<\/p>\n

– the report says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In 2026, debt payments exceed these capabilities. The Republic of Belarus needs to allocate 17.7 billion Belarusian rubles for repayment and 6 billion for servicing obligations, which totals about $8 billion at the current exchange rate. Due to this gap, reserves could quickly run out if relying only on internal sources.<\/p>\n

Official recognition of this risk came from Finance Minister Yuri Seliverstov: the regime plans to attract additional resources from Russia to cover the deficit. This position deviates from recent statements by the National Bank about "self-sufficiency" and intentions to use internal reserves, including a planned reduction in reserves by $4.5 billion.<\/p>\n

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Even if the Kremlin agrees to help, Moscow's capabilities are limited: the Russian budget has a large deficit, and funds for transfers are shrinking. Therefore, the option of a full-fledged "drying up" of Belarus's finances is real: the prospect of "no money and no money will be" becomes the baseline scenario for the coming year.<\/p>\n

– added the intelligence.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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