There are 26 banks, including 21 with foreign capital, operating in Belarus and five foreign institutions have their representative offices in the country, according to the country's National Bank. In January 2016, the banks' aggregate registered authorised capital amounted to 4.5 billion (or €2.2 billion), having increased by 33.4 per cent compared to 2015.

26 October 2016
Why is it profitable to insure contracts with foreign companies and how does it affect the development of export?

13 October 2016
The National Bank is working on a financial market development strategy
up to 2020, First Deputy Chairman of the Board of the National Bank
Taras Nadolny said at the conference "The Role of the Export-Import
Agency in the Belarusian Economy" on 7 October, BelTA has learned.

13 October 2016
According to data provided by the Ministry of Finance of Republic of Belarus, the local insurance market saw a 22.7% positive evolution in GWP terms at the end of the first half of 2016.

22 September 2016
The Belarusian market of insurance services should grow faster. Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich made the statement during the expanded participation session of the Presidium of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly on 24 August, BelTA has learned. The session participants discussed the role and tasks of the upper chamber of the Belarusian parliament in implementing the priorities outlined by the main provisions of the 2016-2020 national social and economic development program.

31 August 2016
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Belarus's Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at 'B-' with a Stable Outlook. The Short-Term Foreign-Currency and Local-Currency IDRs are affirmed at 'B' and the Country Ceiling at 'B-'.

8 August 2016
The National Bank of Belarus has worked out a project named "Strategy of developing financial market in 2016-2020", which involves liberalization of the local insurance market and the equal rights of private insurance with government organizations.

4 August 2016
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Belarusian Republican Unitary Insurance Company's (Belgosstrakh) Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating at 'B-'. The Outlook is Stable.

1 August 2016
According to data published by the Ministry of Finance of Belarus, in the first quarter of 2016 the local insurance market reached to BYR 2,349,922.06 million, up by 24.94%. To main driver of the positive market evolution was the life insurance segment, which increased by 63.94%, while non-life insurance went up by 22.18%.

14 July 2016
MOSCOW, June 28 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed Export-Import Insurance Company of the Republic of Belarus's (Eximgarant) Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating at 'B-'. The Outlook is Stable.

30 June 2016
Total GWP by the Belarussian insurance market last year have risen by 12% y-o-y, to BYR 8,139 billion. In European currency, due to the local currency devaluation, the market figures show a quite different trend in GWP terms: EUR 400 million, or 20.66% less y-o-y.

25 February 2016
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Export-Import Insurance Company of the Republic of Belarus's (Eximgarant) Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) rating at 'B-'. The Outlook is Stable.

23 November 2015
In the first nine months, the Belarusian insurance market increased by 10.5% in the local currency. The devaluation of the Belarusian Ruble (BYR) against USD by 67% and 50% against EUR directly affected the volume of business and welfare of the citizens. As a result, insurance market decreased by 25.52% in European currency

19 November 2015
The representative of the state insurance company visited the grave of the Belarusian hero of the 'Heavenly Hundred' in the village of Stsyah Pratsy near Homiel. He was called by the father of Mikhail to assess the damage inflicted by unknown vandals to the monument at the grave of his son. The monument had been insured.

15 October 2015
The growth and strengthening of the crisis phenomenon due to the fall of oil prices (editor's note: On August, 2015 the cost of Brent crude oil fell below USD 42.87/per barrel, so once again the price for the Brent crude oil is close to its lowest level in six years), as well as the devaluation of RUB, the extending of sanctions for Russia (which is the main trade partner of the Republic of Belarus) and the fall on the Chinese stock market led to the low economic growth in Belarus last year.

26 August 2015
According to the results published by the Belarusian Association of Insurers, in 1Q2015, total premiums in the insurance market have risen by 15% year-on-year to BYR 1,880 billion. In European currency, due to the devaluation of BYR in relation to EUR, the insurance market did not show growth in terms of GWP: EUR 118 million, or 2.2% less y-o-y. The claims paid by local companies reached BYR 993.88 million, up by almost 40% compared to 1Q2014.

3 July 2015
We need to look into the possibility of floating the shares of Belarus'
major companies on the world stock exchanges, Belarus President
Alexander Lukashenko said during his annual address to the Belarusian
people and the National Assembly on 29 April, BelTA has learned.

30 April 2015
In 2014 Belarusian insurers received insurance premiums for direct insurance and coinsurance in the amount of BYR 7.3 trillion, 10.14% more as compared with January-December 2013 (BYR 6.6 trillion).

5 March 2015
OAO EXIAR (The Export Insurance Agency of Russia) is interested in the
implementation of new investment projects in Belarus, BelTA learned from
the Information and Public Relations Office of the National Bank of the
Republic of Belarus (NBRB) after NBRB Chairman of the Board Pavel
Kallaur met with Piotr Fradkov, First Vice Chairman, member of the Board
of the Russian bank Vnesheconombank, and Alexei Tyupanov, Chairman of
the Management Board, Director General of OAO EXIAR.

17 February 2015
Bermuda has launched a bid to drum up business in the former Soviet Union. A
group from the Bermuda Business Development Agency (BDA) held a
roadshow in the Belarusian capital of Minsk, hosted at the home of the
British ambassador, aimed at boost business links with central and
eastern Europe (CEE) countries.

11 February 2015