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Point of view: Industry crisis in Belarus may cause social tension
Point of view: Industry crisis in Belarus may cause social tension
Though government was reluctant to introduce layoffs for decades, with the current amount of them the political effect of unemployment may be visible ahead of the October presidential elections.  27.07.2015 | 11:09
Average monthly salary reduced to the crisis level of December 2014
Average monthly salary reduced to the crisis level of December 2014
Compared with May, salary in June grew up 2.9%, making BYR 6 883.7 thousand.  26.07.2015 | 08:45
Stanislau Bahdankevich: Russia will help us – it will be rescuing Lukashenka
Stanislau Bahdankevich: Russia will help us – it will be rescuing Lukashenka
Belarus has a chance to get a political loan from Russia – our country cannot get economic loans.  24.07.2015 | 11:06
Point of view: If Belarus wants to keep economy afloat, it has to continue subsidizing its enterpris
Point of view: If Belarus wants to keep economy afloat, it has to continue subsidizing its enterpris
Most major enterprises in Belarus belong to the state and, according to the Ministry of Finance, a quarter are not profitable, writes Ryhor Astapenia.  23.07.2015 | 10:19
Demand for Belarus’ produce is lower the volume of production despite a huge decrease in output
Demand for Belarus’ produce is lower the volume of production despite a huge decrease in output
Large enterprises will receive additional resources and retain staff, whereas a large part of excess production will be sent to warehouses.  23.07.2015 | 08:24
Russia agreed to provide Belarus with $760 million loan
Russia agreed to provide Belarus with $760 million loan
The loan is allocated for Belarus to pay and service its debts to Russia and the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development.  21.07.2015 | 08:26
Leu Marholin: Everyone but Lukashenka knows that economy cannot live at the expense of loans
Leu Marholin: Everyone but Lukashenka knows that economy cannot live at the expense of loans
Non-reformed Belarusan economy can exist only as a leech that worms it way to Russia.  17.07.2015 | 07:49
Leanid Zlotnikau: Belarus’ is losing trust and has as much chances for a loan as Greece does
Leanid Zlotnikau: Belarus’ is losing trust and has as much chances for a loan as Greece does
Belarus asks for $2-3.5 billion in three places at the same time. Possible lenders are delaying the answer, each for their own reason.  14.07.2015 | 07:56
Belarus’ investment climate: Need to ensure a predictable business environment
Belarus’ investment climate: Need to ensure a predictable business environment
Despite official claims that Belarus presents an attractive environment for investment, the reality has shown quite the opposite.  13.07.2015 | 11:11
Point of view: Minsk has tried to lure in Chinese investment for strategic reasons
Point of view: Minsk has tried to lure in Chinese investment for strategic reasons
Tactically, Minsk can benefit from its partnership with Beijing; but still, strategically, its orientation towards China so far displayed limited results, assumes Siarhei Bohdan.  11.07.2015 | 11:24
With all the delays of wages at numerous plants in Belarus protest moods aren’t on the way
With all the delays of wages at numerous plants in Belarus protest moods aren’t on the way
If in January 2015, 3,000 workers were owed their wages, by July 1 the figure reached 95,000 people, and the amount was more than 410 billion rubles.  09.07.2015 | 11:02
Experts: Authorities cannot fulfill their social obligations even in the year of president elections
Experts: Authorities cannot fulfill their social obligations even in the year of president elections
According to the data of independent trade unions, the number of curtailments in Belarusan industrial giants made 12-14 thousand people. What can it lead to?  07.07.2015 | 08:24
Stanislau Bahdankevich: To introduce structural reforms, Belarus needs new government and President
Stanislau Bahdankevich: To introduce structural reforms, Belarus needs new government and President
Government’s plans for the country’s social and economic development are quite real, but they are unfeasible in the existing state model.  04.07.2015 | 09:02
The right to salary: short overview of labor market in Belarus
The right to salary: short overview of labor market in Belarus
The situation of the labor market in Belarus is becoming increasingly difficult, not without the law on social dependency adopted not long time ago.  30.06.2015 | 09:56
Opinion: Intruding economic crisis prompts Belarus’ officials to time president elections to October
Opinion: Intruding economic crisis prompts Belarus’ officials to time president elections to October
Amid deteriorating economic environment and growing social tension due to reducing wages and mass layoffs, Belarus authorities set the time of president elections for October.  23.06.2015 | 10:53
Aliaksandr Sasnou: Belarusans don’t have to get back from abroad – economy is dying
Aliaksandr Sasnou: Belarusans don’t have to get back from abroad – economy is dying
If unemployment rate continues to grow, working migration will increase; but not much.  22.06.2015 | 08:22
Belarus to tighten control over private companies through state-controlled trade unions
Belarus to tighten control over private companies through state-controlled trade unions
Amid shrinking wages, economic slowdown, and mass layoffs, Belarusan authorities seek to strengthen ideological control over employees at private enterprises through official trade unions.  13.06.2015 | 10:20
Leu Marholin: The government doesn’t want to strengthen the Belarusan ruble against the Russian
Leu Marholin: The government doesn’t want to strengthen the Belarusan ruble against the Russian
Any stabilization of Belarusan ruble against Russian ruble decreases the opportunity to buy goods produced in Belarus, and, accordingly, decreases export and increases stocks in warehouses.  10.06.2015 | 08:38
Stanislau Bahdankevich: While Belarus gets loans there will be no reforms
Stanislau Bahdankevich: While Belarus gets loans there will be no reforms
If the Belarusan leaders don’t find currency feed from abroad, the result in the form of exchange crisis will follow.  07.06.2015 | 08:59
Analysis of local self-governance in Belarus: Lack of common approach
Analysis of local self-governance in Belarus: Lack of common approach
This policy brief sums up the results of research on development of local self-governance in Belarus and is aimed at analyzing its existing system as well as suggesting directions for its improvement.  05.06.2015 | 10:50
Russia threatens to cut oil supplies to Belarus
Russia threatens to cut oil supplies to Belarus
It will be countersanction for non-observing obligations Belarus took upon itself.  01.06.2015 | 11:05
The list of European officials that are blacklisted by Russia is now announced
The list of European officials that are blacklisted by Russia is now announced
A number of mass media published a list of European citizens who were denied entry to Russia.  01.06.2015 | 10:55
IMF is ready to give Belarus another loan
IMF is ready to give Belarus another loan
IMF is ready to give Belarus a new loan for the program of reforms, the details of which still need to be coordinated by the parties in the near future.  01.06.2015 | 09:55
Point of view: Belarus has little to offer to China in terms of economy
Point of view: Belarus has little to offer to China in terms of economy
China was reluctant to engage Belarus economically because of the country's Soviet-style management culture and lack of a market economy, writes Vadzim Smok.  26.05.2015 | 11:34
Vadzim Iosub: China’s loans will be directed to support Chinese, not Belarusan economy
Vadzim Iosub: China’s loans will be directed to support Chinese, not Belarusan economy
The loans offered to Belarus by China don’t dismiss the need of searching money for cancelling Belarusan external debts.  13.05.2015 | 08:31
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Mikhail Matskevich: How to create a local agenda and make it a problem solving tool

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