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Commercial banks are afraid that massive fraud may follow.
Head of the Belarusian Union of Entrepreneurs Alyaksandr Kalinin has announced that Belarus needs redenomination.
Some of these banks increased the limits on using bank cards abroad.
National Bank says the new banknote is work-in-progress.
Financial analyst Vadzim Iosub explains why there is no currency in exchange offices, despite lower dollar rates.
The prices of imported goods in Belarus could grow by 25-26%, reckons economist.
The fee on the purchase of foreign currencies at the stock exchange is reduced from 10% to 0%, effective from January 8.
People in Belarus sold $23 million to banks in the first five days of 2015 against $45 million sold in cash between 25 and 29 December, 2014.
Belarus' gold and currency reserve currently amounts to just over $5 billion.
