MINSK, 2 April (BelTA) – The time period, in which Belarus may receive $200 million as the final, seventh tranche of the loan from the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development, has been extended till 30 June 2019, the press service of the Belarusian Finance Ministry told BelTA.
According to the source, Belarus requested an extension of the availability period of the seventh tranche. It is a technicality because the availability period expired on 31 March, however, the tranche had not been transferred by that date.
The Finance Ministry said earlier that Belarus had fulfilled all the conditions for getting the seventh tranche of the loan.
BelTA reported earlier that in H1 2015 Belarus requested a loan to the tune of $3 billion from the EurAsEC Anti-Crisis Fund (now known as the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development). The initial sum of $3 billion was reduced to $2 billion after negotiations. Belarus is supposed to receive the money in seven tranches.
