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Wages will grow and consumer imports restrictions will increase

On June 12th, Minsk City Executive Committee Chairman announced the strengthening of the import substitution policy in retail sales. Active growth...

IMF and government split over measures to overcome crippling economic problems in Belarus

On June 12th, the IMF published a country report on Belarus in the framework of post-program monitoring. Despite similar assessments of the...

Presidents team grows younger

On June 10th, President Lukashenko appointed Kirill Rudy his Assistant for economic issues. So-called ‘Eurasian’ group forms in the...

Belarusian-Russian relations on the brink of another escalation

On June 12th – 13th, Parliamentary Assembly of Belarus and Russia Union Chairman Sergei Naryshkin visited Belarus and met with President...

Nomenclature is not giving up on changing the electoral system

On June 11th, Central Election Commission Chairwoman Lidia Yermoshina, in an interview with Euroradio, stated that Belarus had been studying the...

Government seeks who to blame for the failure to meet GDP growth forecast

On June 14th, the government met to discuss socio-economic development performance in January-April 2013. GDP growth pace in January-May 2013 slowed...

Top 5 most discussed topics on regional forums

Informal regional agenda includes real estate issues, urban infrastructure, wages, health care, judiciary and local cultural events. A common feature...

Alcohol industry is allowed to increase exports

In May, export quotas for alcohol producers were abolished. Alcohol production industry has annual production volume plans. Increased alcohol excise...

National Bank manages to maintain reserves at USD 8 billion

According to preliminary data, on June 1st, 2013 foreign exchange reserves were USD 8,041 million. In May, the foreign exchange market experienced...

Belarusian authorities get a summer break

On June 7th, Russian Ambassador to Belarus Alexander Surikov held a press conference in Minsk. Ambassador Surikov’s statement will be used as...

Talks about Russian air base deployment in Belarus continue

On June 5th, during the Council of CIS Defense Ministers meeting in Minsk, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reiterated that Russia was planning...

States social responsibility shrinks

On June 5th, former presidential candidate and a political emigrant Andrei Sannikov was interviewed by Deutsche Welle. In Belarus, the state’s...

Modernization for the sake of modernization: cement industry example

On June 4th, the JSC Krichevcementnoshifer released a test cement batch using the new technology line. The new production lines’ launch at...

Q1 economic performance in the regions

Economic activity in the Belarusian regions is reducing. Only half of the regions report gross regional product’s growth. If current trends...

Neither for lease nor for sale - new terms of use for housing concessional loans

On June 1st, 2013 Presidential Decree No 246 came to effect, which changed the terms of government support to housing construction. Substantial...

Harmonization of railway tariffs in Belarus resulted in domestic freight market reformatting

On 30th May, Belneftekhim Concern announced the launch of Euro 4 diesel fuel trial pumping through Navapolack-Ventspils pipeline. Following the...

Lukashenko gives a chance to his eldest son

On May 27th, President Lukashenko appointed KGB Chairman Valery Vakulchik and his Assistant for National Security Viktor Lukashenko to supervise the...

Housing construction and commissioning

The state is trying to change the housing market rules. State support for the housing construction is shrinking. Simultaneously, a draft law on...

International support for the Belarusian opposition

On May 29th in Brussels, during the working group on Belarus at the Parliamentary Assembly of the EURONEST session, United Civil Party Chairman...

How to survive until 2015: major quest for the Government

On May 29th, 2013, it was announced that the Eurasian Economic Union will be launched on January 1st, 2015. Belarus’ current economic policy...

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Press Club Belarus accepted into International Association of Press Clubs Press Club Belarus was given the role of observer during the General Assembly of the International Association of Press Clubs (IACP) that... 07.06.13

Conference "Belarusian Civil Society in 2013" will take place in Warsaw on 14-15 June Invitation to the conference "Civil Society of Belarus in 2013" | June 14, 2013 The Council of Europe and the Kasimierz Pulaski Founaton... 06.06.13

To become a flexible and responsive tool to promote democracy This is the basic idea behind the European Empowerment for Democracy, officially launched in Brussels on May 27th, 2013. The European... 28.05.13

Negotiations on Belarus accession to WTO in Brussels on 17 June
belta.by 14.06.13

Obama Extends Belarus Sanctions, National Emergency
rferl.org 14.06.13

Belarus economic model is increasingly untenable, IMF experts say
naviny.by 14.06.13

Belarus must free political prisoners now: UN rights council
expatica.com 14.06.13

Belarus intends to more actively develop relations with EU, but not to detriment of Russia
naviny.by 14.06.13

Belarus sees no prospects for cooperation with UN Human Rights Council rapporteur, envoy says
naviny.by 14.06.13

Belarus : refusal to cooperate triggers renewal of the mandate by the UN Human rights Council
fidh.org 14.06.13