Belarus wants Western investment in banking sector

Reuters

Published Dec 20, 2016 07:44

Belarus wants Western investment in banking sector

By Andrei Makhovsky and Katya Golubkova

MINSK (Reuters) - A number of investors have shown an interest in buying a minority stake in Belarusbank, including from Hungary, Belarussian Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov told Reuters in an interview.

"We are interested in a strong strategic investor from among Western banks to join the Belarus banking system," Kobyakov said. He said the government planned to pick an investor in the next year or two.