We need to translate the Russian fragment into natural English, preserving paragraph breaks, no commentary, no markdown. Provide only translation.

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Paragraph 1: "Рост белорусской экономики в январе-июле ускорился

shklovinfo 8 сентября 2026 10:51 Рост белорусской экономики в январе — июле ускорился. Об этом говорится в макроэкономическом обзоре Евразийского банка развития (ЕАБР), сообщает БЕЛТА."

We need to keep line breaks? The fragment includes a line with "shklovinfo 8 сентября 2026 10:51". Probably keep as is but translate? It's a source tag; we should not translate proper nouns? It's a website name and date; we can keep as is but translate date? The rule: Do not translate the article link, url, or any proper nouns you cannot render. The date is not a proper noun; we can translate? Usually we keep date as is? The instruction: "Do not translate the article link, url, or any proper nouns you cannot render." The date is not a proper noun; but it's likely we keep it as is? Many translations keep date unchanged. Safer to keep the date as is (8 сентября 2026) maybe translate to English? But they said not to translate proper nouns you cannot render. Date is not a proper noun; but it's ambiguous. I'd keep the date as is? However typical translation would convert date to English format: September 8, 2026. But they said not to translate article link, url, or any proper nouns you cannot render. The date is not a proper noun, but it's a numeric expression; we can translate month name. I'd translate to English: "September 8, 2026". But the original includes "shklovinfo" which is likely a website name; keep as is.

Thus first paragraph translation:

"Belarusian economic growth accelerated in January–July

shklovinfo September 8, 2026 10:51 Belarusian economic growth accelerated in January–July. This is stated in the macroeconomic review of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), reports BELTA."

But we need to keep the line break after the first line? The original had a blank line? Actually the fragment starts with triple quotes then a line: "Рост белорусской экономики в январе-июле ускорился

shklovinfo 8 сентября 2026 10:51 Рост белорусской экономики в январе — июле ускорился. Об этом говорится в макроэкономическом обзоре Евразийского банка развития (ЕАБР), сообщает БЕЛТА."

So there is a line break after the first line, then the second line starts with "shklovinfo". We'll preserve that.

Thus output:

Belarusian economic growth accelerated in January–July

shklovinfo September 8, 2026 10:51 Belarusian economic growth accelerated in January–July. This is stated in the macroeconomic review of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), reports BELTA.

Then continue translation of rest.

Paragraph 2: «Рост экономики ускорился в январе — июле на фоне расширения потребительской и инвестиционной активности. Заметно улучшилась динамика промышленности и сельского хозяйства. Инфляция устойчиво держится ниже предельного уровня Национального банка. На этом фоне снижаются ставки кредитно-депозитного рынка. Внешнеторговая позиция улучшилась в условиях значительного роста экспорта услуг. При отсутствии новых шоков рост экономики Беларуси может превысить наш прогноз и составить более 2% по итогам 2026 года», — отметили в ЕАБР. Как сообщалось, в Беларуси целевой показатель ВВП на 2026 год — 2,8%.

Translate:

"The economic growth accelerated in January–July against the backdrop of expanding consumer and investment activity. Industrial and agricultural dynamics noticeably improved. Inflation remains steadily below the National Bank's ceiling. Against this backdrop, credit-deposit market rates are falling. The foreign trade position has improved amid significant growth in services exports. In the absence of new shocks, Belarus's economic growth could exceed our forecast and amount to more than 2% for 2026," the EDB noted. As reported earlier, Belarus's GDP target for 2026 is 2.8%.

Paragraph 3: Экономика Беларуси выросла на 2,1% в январе — июле 2026 года (по сравнению с аналогичным периодом 2025 года) после роста на 1,5% в январе — июне. Ключевой вклад внесло сельское хозяйство: ранняя уборка обеспечила рост выпуска на 12,9% в январе — июле после 4,7% в январе — июне. В промышленности рост ускорился до 4,9% в июле, и за январь — июль 2026 года выпуск восстановился до уровня 2025 года. Такую динамику обеспечили производство транспортных средств, фармацевтика, химическая и пищевая промышленность на фоне усиления внутреннего спроса.

Translate:

"The Belarusian economy grew by 2.1% in January–July 2026 (compared with the same period in 2025) after growing 1.5% in January–June. The key contribution came from agriculture: early harvesting ensured a 12.9% increase in output in January–July, after 4.7% in January–June. In industry, growth accelerated to 4.9% in July, and for January–July 2026 output recovered to the 2025 level. This dynamic was driven by the production of transport vehicles, pharmaceuticals, chemical and food industries amid strengthening domestic demand."

Paragraph 4: Добавленная стоимость сектора «информация и связь» выросла на 4,9%, обеспечив около 0,2 процентного пункта прироста ВВП. Транспортно-логистические услуги увеличились на 4,2% после 4%, добавив 0,2 п.п. к росту ВВП. Строительство восстановилось после спада, связанного с аномально низкими температурами в январе — феврале 2026 года. Рост подрядных работ во втором квартале (плюс 6,2%) позволил увеличить их объем на 2,3% за январь — июль.

Translate:

"Value added in the information and communications sector rose by 4.9%, contributing about 0.2 percentage points to GDP growth. Transport and logistics services increased by 4.2% after 4%, adding 0.2 percentage points to GDP growth. Construction recovered after a decline linked to anomalously low temperatures in January–February 2026. Growth in contract work in the second quarter (up 6.2%) allowed the volume to increase by 2.3% for January–July."

Paragraph 5: Потребительский спрос остается высоким. Розничный товарооборот вырос на 8

The unemployment rate was 2.1 % in the second quarter of 2026, setting a new historical low. Real wages rose by 7.7 % from January to July 2026, partly due to a 10.6 % increase in salaries in the public sector.

Inflation in Belarus was 4.4 % year‑on‑year in July 2026, up from 4.3 % in June, remaining below the 7 % upper limit set for 2026. With the slowdown in price growth, the list of regulated goods was reduced in July. “By the end of 2026, inflation, in our assessment, will remain below the National Bank’s upper limit and will be about 5 %,” analysts at the EABR forecast.

Since June 1, 2026, the National Bank lowered the refinancing rate by 0.5 percentage points to 9.25 % per annum and eased regulatory requirements for loans. This has also supported investment lending.

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