Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko may be many things, but no one can disagree – he is a survivor.

Georgia's National Bank's president said bank lending is expected to increase 7.5 percent year-on-year in 2021.

Banks in Uzbekistan reported a net profit of 1.473 trillion soums ($140 million) in the first quarter of 2021, 81 billion soums up from the same period last year, the Central Bank said.