Media learned about the "black Tuesday" of the Belarusian ruble

The National Bank of Belarus (NBB) has established an official exchange rate on May 24 at 4930 rubles / $ 1. It is reported in Monday, May 23, Interfax reported citing sources in banking circles. This information is indirectly confirmed by two representatives of the banking community. The official rate for May 23 was set at 3,155 rubles per $ 1. Thus, the National Bank official rate depreciated by 36%. Officially, the regulator has not yet confirmed, but does not refute this information to the agency. As a result of trades on the exchange rate was formed on May 23 at 3,194 rubles per $ 1. Compared with the beginning of 2011 the official rate devalued by 39%. Meanwhile, the OTC market rate is 8,3-8,4 thousand Belarusian rubles for $ 1.