On September 16, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. Residents of Vitebsk most often conduct currency exchange operations with the dollar. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by several banking institutions in the regional center. For example, at Belinvestbank, the majority of purchase and sale transactions are carried out with dollars. Operations with other currencies account for an insignificant number of transactions. The situation is similar in other banks in the city. Along with this, in almost all banking institutions, there is a trend of currency purchases prevailing over sales. According to an official from Belarusbank, on September 14-15, public activity in selling currency several times exceeded purchasing demand. At Belinvestbank, out of the total volume of dollars surrendered by the public, only about 14% was purchased by individuals. "There is a more or less noticeable demand for the dollar," stated Priorbank. -0-

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