Financial Risks To Mount Further

The rapid depletion of foreign exchange reserves is indicative of mounting pressures in the Belarusian financial sector, and we see potential for further ruble devaluation and a broader financial sector crisis. Certainly, the near-freezing of both domestic and external credit lines will weigh severely on economic growth, and we now forecast a GDP contraction of 1.0% in 2009.

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