Putin instructed to issue an additional credit to Belarus.

SyuzhetyRossiyskie lending SNG02.03.2009Belorussiya without waiting for the promise of Russia Belorussia kreditaRossiya send an additional loan of half a billion dollars. This statement was made by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, informs RIA Novosti.
According to Putin, the government decree was signed on 5 March. "I ask the Ministry of Finance to carry out this decision", - he added. The decision to allocate an additional loan was made at the request of the Belarusian side.
Remember, in November 2008, the parties have agreed that Russia will provide Belarus stabilization loan of two billion dollars. The first tranche of this loan was transferred to Minsk last year, while the second was due in two installments, Belarus in early 2009. However, on 2 March, it was reported that the Belarusian National Bank had not yet received the funds.
While it is not clear whether in mind Russia's prime entirely new loan to Belarus, and it was one of the trench stabilization loan.
In addition to loans from Russia, Belarus has also received loans from the International Monetary Fund - 2,5 billion dollars, as well as from Venezuela - 500 million dollars. In addition, the Russian side, Belarus also hopes to attract a credit of one hundred billion to expand the use of the ruble in the netting. The Belarusian authorities have repeatedly pointed out that loans are not due to have a crisis in the financial sector, and creating so-called air bags in the global economic downturn.