Chairman, National Bank Petr Prokopovich of Belarus

defense of Rights and interests of entrepreneurs.

Presenting some statistical figures about the latest conditions of foreign investments in his country, Petr Prokopovich said that foreign investments in Belarus have undergone 30% of growth in 2006 and that the figure is expected to keep up its increasing trend in future.

Prokopovich has also emphasized the fact that by introducing the Russian rouble, Belarus has never put forward the question on any compensation from the Russian budget.

Prokopovich said tourism was another underdeveloped field.

At that time, Nikolai Korbut and Petr Prokopovich met with Alexey Kudrin.

29 August 2005 18:57Belarus not to introduce Russian ruble The Russian ruble will not be introduced in Belarus on January 1, 2006, executive board chairman of the National Bank of Belarus Petr Prokopovich said today.

The Russian ruble will not be introduced in Belarus on January 1, 2006, executive board chairman of the National Bank of Belarus Petr Prokopovich said today.