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Amidst the snowy spring of 2013, the National Bank of Belarus finally gave up on its attempts to maintain macroeconomic stability and turned its attention to the real sector. 12.04.2013 | 08:54

Analysis: Belarus tones down - but sticks to pre-crisis policies

Shortly after emerging from a crisis that wiped out foreign currency reserves and forced a 65% rouble devaluation, Belarus is sticking with some of the policies that caused it - but more cautiously. 10.04.2013 | 08:26

EDB experts say Belarus demonstrated visible weakening of the economic dynamics in 2012

The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), an international financial institution founded by Russia and Kazakhstan, called on the Belarusan government to take more efforts to slow down enormous inflation. 06.04.2013 | 12:56

Belarus wants to keep its western border locked shut

Last week a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Belarus was not ready to implement an agreement on local border traffic with Poland. 01.04.2013 | 14:16

Directed lending: Is it an efficient tool to modernize the economy?

Over the last couple of years the growth rate of potential Belarus’ GDP declined, and the tendency for high and sustainable GDP growth in Belarus is increasingly compromised. 30.03.2013 | 13:19

Economy recuperates but slower than forecasted

While economic growth seems to be recuperating in January and February, it remains below the wishful forecasts of the government. 29.03.2013 | 08:41

NDEP, Sweden and Finland provide grants to support environmental investments in Belarus

NDEP together with the Governments of Sweden and Finland on March 26 extended grants totalling over EUR 20 million to five Belarusan water utilities. 28.03.2013 | 12:05

Belarus caught in oil frauds by Russian Ministry of Energy

Russian oil supplies to Belarus frequently became a subject of debate between the two countries. 28.03.2013 | 07:32

Belarus Takes a Shower Instead of a Bath

The year 2013 is declared the year of frugality in Belarus. Critics of post-capitalism would surely welcome the educational mission of Belarusan authorities. Why are these plans doomed to fail then? 22.03.2013 | 11:31

Official Minsk discusses possibility of a new loan from IMF

The delegation from the International Monetary Fund, which is to stay in Minsk during March 14-25 doesn’t exclude the possibility of a new fund to the National Bank of Belarus. 20.03.2013 | 16:07

EBRD adopts new three-year strategy for Belarus

A new 3-year EBRD strategy for Belarus reaffirms Bank’s strong commitment to supporting the country through projects that contribute to the development of private sector and improve the environment. 17.03.2013 | 10:51

Return on Education and Assessment of Human Capital in Belarus

BISS begins publications of a series of studies in the framework of the project “Human Capital as a Source of Competitiveness and Modernization” that we will continue to focus on in 2013. 01.03.2013 | 08:22

This spring Belarus is going to reopen WTO accession negotiations

It was reported by the Deputy Foreign Minister Aliaksandr Gurjanau during the press conference in Minsk where he announced that Belarus will restart talks on the possible accession of Belarus to WTO. 27.02.2013 | 08:44

EBRD offers $50 million facility to Belarusan firms

On February, 13 the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) launched a new facility in Belarus that will provide local banks with up to $50 million to finance investments in energy eff 21.02.2013 | 08:57

Belarus sends confusing messages to investors

Last year net foreign direct investments into the real sector of Belarusan economy dropped by 75 per cent compared to 2011, according to recently release figures of the Belarusan Statistics Committee. 19.02.2013 | 15:38

Kiryl Haiduk: Modernization traps for Belarus

The Belarusan government has announced its plans to modernise the national economy. However, the content of the policy package is far from clear. 14.02.2013 | 14:31

Leanid Zaika: It is too early to talk about the buyup of state property

Such small country as Belarus is inherently doomed for the economic intrusion from the side of the major powers. But for now such intrusion is hardly an active one. 07.02.2013 | 11:39

Igor Pelipas: Multiple Structural Breaks and Inflation Persistence in Belarus

This paper address the issue of assessing inflation persistence in Belarus using quarterly seasonally adjusted data over 1996-2011. 05.02.2013 | 15:32

Valiantsin Cechmeistar: Belarus is a country for travelers in a hurry

State plans of travel export on 2013 provide for the 32 per cent increase of this factor up to $250 million. At what cost can it be done? How Belarus can manage to attract tourists into the country? 05.02.2013 | 11:28

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development subsidizes into Heineken Belarus

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will give €5 million to the Belarusan branch of the brewing company Heineken N.V. 25.01.2013 | 17:18

Stanislau Bahdankevich: National bank autonomy doesn’t presuppose its neglect

The former chief of the National Bank of Belarus Stanislau Bahdankevich commented upon the answer given by Aliaksandr Lukashenka on the question about the autonomy of the financial regulator. 17.01.2013 | 12:43

BEROC: Belarus Economy in 2012: Low Growth and Fragile Stability

The currency crisis of 2011 has revealed the limits of the Belarusan economic model. 05.01.2013 | 16:00

Belarus is planning to re-launch talks on the new loan program with IMF

This was reported by the head of the National Bank of Belarus Nadzeia Ermakova during the question-and-answer phone session held on December, 26. 27.12.2012 | 15:54

Viktar Marhelau: New Year turns into an ordinary day-off

New Year sales common in the western countries haven’t assimilated in Belarus yet due to the absence of traditions and low purchasing power of the population. 26.12.2012 | 11:22

Viktar Marhelau: Belarusan economics before CES and WTO looks like an AIDS patient

Unfavorable financial situation with bank loans, problem of monopolization and tough conditions in the labor market – these are top-three challenges which Belarusan economy will have to meet in 2013. 24.12.2012 | 10:02

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